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Hi,

firstly, do we say: "I will call on your phone number" or "I will call to your number" ????

Secondly: When we say such words as: get to know, give to know, come to rest.... is the second part of the phrase [to know, to rest etc.] a noun or a verb? Other words is the "to" a preposition of a noun or a preposition before the infinite???

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I would say 'call your number', but I have heard 'call to your number'. I would use 'on' with the type of phone- I will call you on your mobile (= not your landline).
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Hi,

firstly, do we say: "I will call on your phone number" or "I will call to your number" ????

Secondly: When we say such words as: get to know, give to know, come to rest.... is the second part of the phrase [to know, to rest etc.] a noun or a verb? Other words is the "to" a preposition of a noun or a preposition before the infinite???

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1. Normally, one would say "I will call you". The rest is pretty obvious.

2. Those are infinitives acting as nouns. It is better to call the "to" of an infinitive a "particle" rather than a preposition.
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