Question

2115 ✗ She phoned the hospital to ask about her husband. She phoned [[ ]] the hospital to ask about her husband. _ | to

Accepted Answer

phone She phoned to the hospital to ask about her husband. She phoned [[to]] the hospital to ask about her husband. _ phone/telephone/ring/call a person/place/number (WITHOUT to ): 'You must promise to phone me as soon as you get there.'Note that speakers of American English do not use ring for this meaning.In British English the phrase is (talk/speak to sb) on/over the phone (NOT by phone ): 'He didn't want to discuss it over the phone.'Note that in American English both by phone and on/over the phone are used, although by phone is not common.

Idx	2115
Keyword	phone
Type of Sentence	✗
Error Sentence	She phoned to the hospital to ask about her husband.
Correct Sentence	She phoned the hospital to ask about her husband.
Cloze Error Sentence	She phoned [[to]] the hospital to ask about her husband.
Cloze Sentence	She phoned [[ ]] the hospital to ask about her husband.
Cloze Answer	_
Choices	_ \| to
Explanation	phone/telephone/ring/call a person/place/number (WITHOUT to ): 'You must promise to phone me as soon as you get there.' Note that speakers of American English do not use ring for this meaning. In British English the phrase is (talk/speak to sb) on/over the phone (NOT by phone ): 'He didn't want to discuss it over the phone.' Note that in American English both by phone and on/over the phone are used, although by phone is not common.

Phone Phoned Hospital Husband English Note American On/Over