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Lucas21c Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

preposition

If I pick up a pencil, raise my hand holding it with two fingers, and ask "Where is the pencil?" showing it to others, what do they answer it? Is it 'in my hand' or 'on my hand'?
  

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Dear Lucas, They would "in" because your hand is acting like a container enclosing the pencil. If you had put the pencil on the flat palm of your hand (a surface), we would have said "on". Kind regards, Michael

— Michael Chambers Teaching English

  • Dear Lucas, They would "in" because your hand is acting like a container enclosing the pencil.
  • If you had put the pencil on the flat palm of your hand (a surface), we would have said "on".
  • Kind regards, Michael
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Dear Lucas,

They would "in" because your hand is acting like a container enclosing the pencil. If you had put the pencil on the flat palm of your hand (a surface), we would have said "on".

Kind regards, Michael
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lucas21cwhat do they answer it? Is it 'in my hand' or 'on my hand'?
They answer "In your hand".

CJ
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