Call on ni kumwomba mtu rasmi afanye jambo, au kumtembelea kwa muda mfupi. Katika maana ya kwanza, mtu hufuatiwa na to + kitenzi: call on the government to act. Huu ni muundo wa kawaida katika habari, ripoti na insha; lugha rasmi pia hutumia call upon. Maana ya kutembelea husikika rasmi kidogo; katika mazungumzo, drop by au visit hutumiwa zaidi.
Unataka kutumia call on katika mazungumzo?
Tunga sentensi; tutaonyesha makosa na kupendekeza namna ya kusema inayofaa zaidi.
Ukaguzi unachukua muda mrefu kuliko kawaida. Maoni yataonekana hapa yenyewe.
call on/upon + person + to + verb; call on + person (= visit briefly)
- The union has called on the company to review its pay policy this year.
- While we were in Leeds, we called on my aunt for a quick cup of tea.
- The head teacher called on parents to keep their cars away from the school gate.
Kilichobadilika
Toleo la kwanzaThe mayor called residents to save water during the hot summer.
Baada ya marekebishoThe mayor called on residents to save water during the hot summer.
Bila on, kitenzi hufuatiwa moja kwa moja na watu, na call residents humaanisha kuwapigia simu au kuwaita waje. Wazo la kuwahimiza wachukue hatua linahitaji on katika muundo huu: call on + mtu + to + kitenzi.
Call on huja kabla ya mtu; call for huja kabla ya kinachodaiwa: The report calls for stricter rules. Linganisha na The report calls on the government to introduce stricter rules. Katika shule za Marekani, call on pia ni kumchagua mwanafunzi ajibu: The teacher called on me first.
Zamu yako
In an open letter, scientists ___ world leaders to cut emissions faster.
Onyesha jibu
called on — Barua ya wazi inawahimiza viongozi wachukue hatua, kwa hiyo called on inahitajika. Called world leaders ingemaanisha wanasayansi waliwapigia simu viongozi au kuwaita, na barua haifanyi hivyo.
Andika kuhusu tatizo mjini au katika mtaa wako. Sema ungemwomba nani alitatue na nini hasa kinahitaji kufanywa, ukitumia call on.
Traffic near our school is dangerous, so I would call on the city council to build safe bike lanes.
Jifunze kutumia maneno mapya kwa usahihi
Tunga sentensi kwa maneno unayojifunza. LetsWords inaonyesha makosa ya matumizi na sarufi, inapendekeza marekebisho na kuyaeleza kwa lugha yako ya mama; kurudia kunasaidia kukumbuka maneno.