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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Call,calling,to call

what is right?
1.I came home late to find my father unconscious and all I did was to call /calling / call the ambulance.
  

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I came home late to find my father unconscious, and all I did was call the ambulance.

— Mister Micawber

  • I came home late to find my father unconscious, and all I did was call the ambulance.
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I came home late to find my father unconscious, and all I did was call the ambulance.
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I disagree slightly with Mr M. After all I did was, both call and to call are correct. The BBC seems to agree with me. http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/grammar/learnit/learnitv226.shtml

CB
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Cool BreezeAfter all I did was, both call and to call are correct. The BBC seems to agree with me. link
Fair enough. In AmE, it sounds awkward to me.
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