Grammar fix
take responsibility
accept duty or blame
to agree that you are in charge of something or admit that something is your fault.
collocationB1common
Hear it in context
Notice where the phrase sounds natural.
- She decided to take responsibility for organizing the event.daily life
- In my opinion, parents should take responsibility for teaching their children good manners.IELTS speaking
Fix the pattern
Pattern: take responsibility (for [something])
WrongHe took the responsibility of the failure.
RightHe took responsibility for the failure.
'Take responsibility FOR' something; usually no 'the' before 'responsibility' here.
Patterntake responsibility (for [something])
Use it right
Choose the version that sounds natural in speech.
'Take responsibility' is the natural collocation; 'assume accountability' is corporate jargon.
Build natural chunks
Words that usually travel with it.
take responsibility forfor the mistakefor your actionsfor the teamfor it
Don't confuse it
Compare with 'be responsible for,' which describes an ongoing role, while 'take responsibility' is about accepting it at a specific moment.