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be responsible for + V-ing

Band 7+speakingtask2

to have a duty to do something or to be the cause of something happening

Examples

“Governments should be responsible for reducing air pollution.”

“Parents are responsible for teaching basic manners.”

“Companies that are responsible for the leak must pay the fines.”

Band 8 sentence

“While employers should certainly be held accountable, policymakers are ultimately responsible for implementing regulations that reduce emissions.”

Collocations

  • be held responsible for
  • take responsibility for
  • responsible citizen/party/authority

Word family

responsible adjresponsibility nbe held responsible phrase

Common mistakes

be responsible to + V→be responsible for + V-ing

responsible of + V-ing→responsible for + V-ing

Say it for a higher band

5responsible to do→6responsible of doing→7+be responsible for + V-ing

Synonyms

be in charge of

be accountable for

Easily confused

be in charge of

“Who will be in charge of the catering on the day of the conference?”

Related words

look forward to + V-ingtry + V-ing / try to + Vfor + somebody + to + Vavoid + V-ingbe likely to + Vbegin / start + V-ing / to + Vprevent + somebody + from + V-ingturn out + to + V

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