on the page or in the page

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bosun

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Which one is correct?

Write your questions in the handout or on the handout.
Wite your notes in the page of your textbook or on the page of your textbook.
Write your annotation in the margine or on the margne of your textbook.
Write your summary on your notebook or in your notebook.
 

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Which one is correct?

Write your questions in the handout or on the handout. On
Wite your notes in the page of your textbook or on the page of your textbook. On
Write your annotation in the margine or on the margne of your textbook. In
Write your summary on your notebook or in your notebook. In

Bhai
 

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Write your questions in the handout or on the handout. ...on the handout.

Write your notes in the page of your textbook or on the page of your textbook. Nobody should be told to write on the page of a textbook.

Write your annotation in the margine or on the margne of your textbook. Nobody should be told to write annotations in the margin of a textbook.

Write your summary on your notebook or in your notebook. ...in your notebook.

Rover
 

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What about the following sentences?

Read the direction in/on the handout.
Read the direction in/on page 44 in you texbook.
 

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I would use "in" for the first and "on" for the second.
 

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I'd use on for both, though in for the first sounds OK. (BrE speaker)
 
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