Does this sentence sound ambiguous?
He called me on the stage.
What does this sentence above mean?
He called me to get on the stage.
He called me when I was on the stage.
Either 1 or 2 according to context.
I would choose 3.
If "me" was waiting to get on the stage, then, 1 is the correct option.
If "me" was already on the stage, then, 2 is the correct option.
Lastly, is the ambiguity resolved if I wrote the sentence as "He called me ( upon/ up on) the stage" so as to make the original sentence mean sentence 1?
Top answer
The given sentence is ambiguous. " (sense 2).
- The given sentence is ambiguous.
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The given sentence is ambiguous. You'd have to say either "He called me to come up on the stage." (sense 1) or "He called to me when I was on stage." (sense 2).
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