Don't play with stones. You'll cry if they hit you.

English as a Second Language English Vocabulary, Grammar and Idioms
1

Hi teachers,

Don’t play with stones. You’ll cry if they hit you. Correct?

Many thanks.

2

It is grammatically correct English, but it sounds strange. “Don’t throw stones; somebody might get hurt” would work, if that’s roughly what you mean.

3

Thank you very much.

I mean a child is playing with stones. It may hit him as well.

4

I can’t visualise what is happening. How does the child get hit by the stones? Do the stones fall on him? Does someone throw a stone at him?

5

If he’s playing with stones, picking them up. It may fall on his feet.

6

“if they hit you” is not very suitable in that case. It is not clear what it refers to. You could say “You’ll hurt yourself if one falls/drops on your foot”.

7

Thank you very much.