grammar · academic
N + responsible for + V-ing (reduced defining relative clause)
A reduced (shortened) defining relative clause where an adjective (e.g., responsible) follows a noun, omitting 'who is' or 'which is'.
Examples
“the manager responsible for the project approved the budget”
“students eligible for the scholarship submitted their documents”
“the committee appointed members available for the task”
Band 8 sentence
“The engineers responsible for designing the bridge implemented stricter safety checks after the inspection.”
Collocations
- responsible for + V-ing / for + N
- eligible for + N / available for + N
Common mistakes
the manager who responsible for the project→the manager responsible for the project / the manager who is responsible for the project
the students responsible to the scholarship→the students eligible for the scholarship
Say it for a higher band
5the person who is responsible for + V-ing→6the person responsible for + V-ing (informal)→7+N + responsible for + V-ing (reduced defining relative clause)
Synonyms
the person who is responsible for + V-ing
Easily confused
responsible for + V-ing vs who is responsible for + V-ing
“The officer responsible for signing the forms was absent.”
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