Shaking hands

[Hassan]

Test No. incompl/elem-3 "Drive carefully", question 7

When you first meet someone, you usually shake them ......... the hand.

(a) with
(b) on
(c) in
(d) by

Test No. incompl/elem-3 "Drive carefully", answer 7

When you first meet someone, you usually shake them by the hand.

Correct answer: (d) by

Your answer was: incorrect
When you first meet someone, you usually shake them with the hand.
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Is this sentence right?
I shook hands with him.

[Torsten]

Well, you can shake with another person and you can shake them by the hand. When you shake somebody by the hand, you are the active party.
When you shake hands with somebody both, you and the other person are equally active.

So, yes your sentence She shook hands with him is correct.

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