in/on the field

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1. They are playing football in/on the field.
2. The cow is grazing in/on the field.

Are both prepositions correct in each of the above sentences?

Many thanks.

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[+1] - JTT - 02/21/2009[quote]1. They are playing football in/[b]on[/b] the field. 2. The cow is grazing [b] in[/b]/on the field.[/quote] There could be some situations where the other would work.
[+1] - Yoong Liat - 02/22/2009Hi JTT Thanks for the response. Could you please tell me in which situations the other prepositions can be used?
[+1] - JTT - 02/26/2009The cow is grazing on the stuff we planted in the northwest corner of the field. They are playing football in that small fenced off portion of the field.
[+1] - tanguatlay - 02/26/2009Many thanks, JTT, for the examples.

@Yoong Liat,

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1. They are playing football in/on the field.
2. The cow is grazing in/on the field.

There could be some situations where the other would work.

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@JTT,

Hi JTT

Thanks for the response.

Could you please tell me in which situations the other prepositions can be used?

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@JTT,

The cow is grazing on the stuff we planted in the northwest corner of the field.

They are playing football in that small fenced off portion of the field.

in/on the field

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