Thank you for your help. The following questions are related to the verb 'call' one more time.
1. Did you call?
2. Did you call me?
(Are both OK? Does 'call' mean 'make a phone call' or 'shout'? According to the situation, does the verb 'call' have both meaning?)
3. He looked around when I called.
4. He looked around when I called him.
(Are both correct? Here, 'called' means 'shouted,'right?)
5. He was not at home when I called.
6. He wasnot at home when I called him.
(Does 'called' mean 'made a phone call' here? According to the context, can 'called' mean 'shouted' sometimes?)
Yes, they can have either meaning.
Yes, this would most likely be shouted.
This would most likely be a phone call, but it could possibly be shouted if someone was just entering a house, for example.
1. Yes, both questions are grammatically correct. In these sentences, the verb 'call' means 'make a phone call.' So, when someone asks "Did you call?" they are asking if you made a phone call.
2. Similarly, "Did you call me?" is also asking if you made a phone call to the person speaking.
The context will determine if 'call' means 'make a phone call' or 'shout'. By default, 'call' typically refers to making a phone call, but in some specific situations, it can refer to shouting or getting someone's attention verbally.
3. Yes, both sentences are correct. Here, 'called' means 'made a vocal sound to get someone's attention,' so it can imply shouting or speaking loudly. In context, it's not specified if it was a phone call or shouting, so either interpretation is possible.
4. "He looked around when I called him." This sentence is more specific and clarifies that the speaker made a vocal sound directed towards the person mentioned. So, in this case, 'called' can still refer to a vocal call, like shouting or speaking loudly, but it is also possible that it refers to a phone call.
5. "He was not at home when I called." In this sentence, 'called' most likely means 'made a phone call' because the phrase 'when I called' suggests that the speaker tried to reach the person by phone. It does not convey the meaning of shouting or any other form of vocal call based on the context presented.
6. "He was not at home when I called him." This sentence is similar to the previous one, but it clarifies that the speaker made a phone call specifically to the person mentioned. So, 'called' in this case refers to making a phone call rather than shouting or any other form of vocal call.