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Question 109

You need to telephone the doctor directly and promptly, not visit or summon anyone. Which instruction is standard?

  1. Call the doctor immediately.Correct answer
  2. Call to the doctor now.
  3. Call at the doctor's office.
  4. Call on the doctor immediately.

Explanation

Call takes the person contacted as a direct object, so no preposition separates the verb and doctor. Call to is the target learner error, while call on would mean visit rather than telephone.

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