Explanation please

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Explanation please

by aiminghigh700 » Sun Nov 09, 2008 3:35 pm
The Federal Reserve Board assumes primary responsibility of the regulation for this nation's commercial banks and savings institution.

a)Board assumes primary responsibility of the regulation for
b)Board's assumption of primary responsibility for the regulation of
c)Board's assuming primary responsibility to regulate
d)Board assumes primary responsibility for the regulation of
e)Board regulates primary responsibility for


Is the correct idiom "responsibility of" or "responsibility for"?

Thanks for your help
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by LSB » Sun Nov 09, 2008 6:12 pm
d

idiom is "responsibility for"
"The board assumes" is the correct noun verb pair.

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by raunekk » Mon Nov 10, 2008 12:10 am
imo:D


responsibility for

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by nervesofsteel » Tue Nov 11, 2008 9:57 am
yes it should be D

responsibility for is correct idiom

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by jeevan.Gk » Tue Nov 11, 2008 11:46 am
I think too !! D

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by jeevan.Gk » Tue Nov 11, 2008 11:46 am
I think too !! D

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