Responsible for vs. responsible to
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The sources we consulted (Canadian Oxford Dictionary, Collins Cobuild English Dictionary for Advanced Learners and The BBI Dictionary of English Word Combinations) agree that the following are the accepted structures for the verb phrase be responsible:
- Be responsible for something or carrying out an action. For example,
- We are responsible for ensuring delivery of the program. (an action)
- We are responsible for the program. (a specific thing)
- Be responsible to a person or group of people. For example,
- We are responsible to our clients (group of people) for the program.
Note, however, that be responsible to ensure is not wrong. Language evolves over time; what was once considered incorrect becomes acceptable. A quick check in Google revealed 82,800 hits for responsible to ensure and a whopping 970,000 hits forresponsible for ensuring.
Toberesponsibleforsth Chịu trách nhiệm về việc gì
Responsible Là nguyên nhân; gây ra
Smokingisresponsibleformanycasesoflungcancer- hút thuốc là nguyên nhân gây ra nhiều trường hợp ung thư phổi
Toberesponsibleto someone Chịu trách nhiệm trước ai/cái gì
BedirectlyresponsibletothePresident chịu trách nhiệm trực tiếp trước Tổng thống
Source:https://www.noslangues-ourlanguages.gc.ca/www.tratu.soha.vn
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