which preposition for lawn?

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Mr. X

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Hi,

Which preposition is right for lawn? He was on the lawn. On sounds right, not in. Am I right? For lawn, it is always on. But I'd still like to know....

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Hi,

Which preposition is right for lawn? He was on the lawn. On sounds right, not in. Am I right? For lawn, it is always on. But I'd still like to know....

Mr. X

Yes. A person or a thing would be on a lawn, as it is a surface. I would be a little worried if someone was in the lawn - that suggests they have been buried!! :-D
 

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Yes. A person or a thing would be on a lawn, as it is a surface. I would be a little worried if someone was in the lawn - that suggests they have been buried!! :-D

:-D But for grass, it is both, I guess. You can sit on the grass but roll in it. So I thought lawn may be something like that.
 

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:-D But for grass, it is both, I guess. You can sit on the grass but roll in it. So I thought lawn may be something like that.

If someone is rolling in the grass, then I would assume that the grass is quite long or tall, so the person is actually almost inside it! If the grass is short, as it normally is with a lawn, the I would say someone was rolling on the grass.
 
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