On/In my neighbours yard

[HanibalII]

Ok, so I came across this today....I know which one sounds more natural to me (in) however I'm after more opinions.



'My neighbour was angry I was walking on his yard'

'My neighbour was angry I was walking in his yard'



To me, both could be justified.

'Walking in' could be used because it's technically within the boundary of his property, while 'walking on' could be used because it's on his property.


Cheers

 

[emsr2d2]

Only "in" is natural as we are talking about the enclosed space which constitutes his yard. Your feet are located on the concrete or grass which makes up the floor of the yard area but it would be unnatural to specify that.