Each sentence given below contains an incomplete phrasal verb. Complete the expression by supplying a suitable particle or preposition.
1. He is not in at the moment. I will ask him to call you ………………….. as soon as he arrives.
Correct!
Wrong!
2. Jessica called ..................... yesterday when I was working in the garage.
Correct!
Wrong!
3. If you are not feeling well, I will call ……………….. a doctor.
Correct!
Wrong!
4. When the situation got out of hand, we had to call ...................... the police.
Correct!
Wrong!
5. They have called .....................… the wedding.
Correct!
Wrong!
6. I called ...................... his name, but there was no answer.
Correct!
Wrong!
7. Call me …………………. when you reach there.
Correct!
Wrong!
Answers
1. He is not in at the moment. I will ask him to call you back as soon as he arrives.
2. Jessica called in yesterday when I was working in the garage. (To call in is to visit somebody.)
3. If you are not feeling well, I will call in a doctor.
4. When the situation got out of hand, we had to call in the police.
5. They have called off the wedding.
6. I called out his name, but there was no answer.
7. Call me up when you reach there. (To call somebody up is to telephone them.)
