"The book is in the desk" is this sentence right ?

[kofufet]

is it right to say:
"The book is in the desk"

 

[MikeNewYork]

is it right to say:
"The book is in the desk"

Yes.

 

[Winwin2011]

Yes.

Hello Mike

If we say "The book is in the desk," does it mean that the book is in the drawer of the desk?

 

[MikeNewYork]

Hello Mike

If we say "The book is in the desk," does it mean that the book is in the drawer of the desk?

A drawer or some other compartment.

 

[kite]

NOT A TEACHER.

I am a little bit confused about Mike's answer. Mike, if I say "The book is on the desk", is it wrong?

 

[5jj]

NOT A TEACHER.

I am a little bit confused about Mike's answer. Mike, if I say "The book is on the desk", is it wrong?

It's wrong if the book is in the desk; it's right if the book is on the desk.

 

[kite]

Perhaps this might be another difference between AmE and BrE.

 

[emsr2d2]

No, I'm pretty sure that with books and desks, in means in and on means on in both variants.

Here's a book on a desk:



And here's a book (well, a folder) in a desk:

 

[MikeNewYork]

Perhaps this might be another difference between AmE and BrE.

I don't think there is a difference. Something can be on a desk or in a desk.

 

[Boris Tatarenko]

I guess "at the desk" is completely wierd. Am I right?

 

[Rover_KE]

A book wouldn't be 'at the desk', but it's not at all weird to say 'I was sitting at the desk when the phone rang'.