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by leo » Thu Apr 12, 2007 6:42 pm
Sartre believed each individual is responsible to choose one course of action over another one, that it is the choice that gives value to the act, and that nothing that is not acted upon has value.
(A) each individual is responsible to choose one course of action over another one
(B) that each individual is responsible for choosing one course of action over another
(C) that each individual is responsible, choosing one course of action over another
(D) that each individual is responsible to choose one course of action over the other
(E) each individual is responsible for choosing one course of action over other ones

Answer is B. Why D is incorrect. Please explain.
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by isisalaska » Fri Apr 13, 2007 6:12 am
for choosing is idiomatically correct, an individual is responsible for doing something
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by leo » Fri Apr 13, 2007 6:17 am
Thanks isisalaska

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by isisalaska » Fri Apr 13, 2007 6:39 am
Your are welcome :)
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by Cybermusings » Sat Apr 14, 2007 3:48 am
The correct idiom here should be "responsible for" and not "responsible to"...Hence B

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by vigh_mahesh » Sat Apr 14, 2007 6:48 am
also over another one, vs over another

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by agganitk » Fri Jul 09, 2010 12:25 am
The CEO is reponsible to his shareholders.

"Reponsible to" is not always incorrect. Can someone write about the usage of RESPONSIBLE ? When should we use responsible to, and when we use responsible for ?

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by nikhilkatira » Fri Jul 09, 2010 5:36 am
You are responsible for actions e.g. Government is responsible for the well being of the citizens

while you are responsible to a subject i.e. The cabinet is responsible to the government.
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by GMATGuruNY » Fri Jul 09, 2010 6:22 am
agganitk wrote:The CEO is reponsible to his shareholders.

"Reponsible to" is not always incorrect. Can someone write about the usage of RESPONSIBLE ? When should we use responsible to, and when we use responsible for ?
Responsible for and responsible to have different meanings:

The CEO is responsible for leading the company = The CEO is obligated to lead the company.

The CEO is responsible to the shareholders of the company = The CEO reports to the shareholders.

Hope the distinction is clear.
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