Common mistakes: Obligation
:Check the correct statement(s)
.My obligations include doing the housework and picking up the children from school .My duties include doing the housework and picking up the children from school
Obligation
Noun
.BAD: My obligations include doing the housework and picking up the children from school .GOOD: My duties include doing the housework and picking up the children from school
obligation = moral duty or responsibility
.Having promised to cut taxes, the government now has an obligation to do so
.Anyone who rents a property is under an obligation to keep it clean and tidy
duty = what you have to do because it is a part of your job or because you think it is right
One of the principal’s main duties is to improve the quality of teaching and learning in the school