Grammar fix
take responsibility
accept duty or blame
to agree that you are in charge of something or admit that something is your fault.
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Hear it in context
Notice where the phrase sounds natural.
She decided to take responsibility for organizing the event.
In my opinion, parents should take responsibility for teaching their children good manners.
Fix the pattern
One small grammar move makes it sound right.
Not: He took the responsibility of the failure.
Say: He took responsibility for the failure.
'Take responsibility FOR' something; usually no 'the' before 'responsibility' here.
Which sounds natural?
Tap the one a native speaker would say.
'Take responsibility' is the natural collocation; 'assume accountability' is corporate jargon.
Build natural chunks
Words that usually travel with it.
take responsibility for
- for the mistake
- for your actions
- for the team
- for it