he wore a black cap

AbilA saw a boy walking down the lane; he wore a black cap with the front side behind, a common scene on the streets of the town, now-a-days.

I am not satisfied with the sentence. Would you please correct it? Thanks

I saw a boy walking down the lane; he wore a black cap back-to-front/with the front at the back/the wrong way round, a co

You have "walking" so I would keep that tense and use "wearing."

I saw a boy walking down the street, wearing a black cap backwards. That's a common sight, nowadays. (www.m-w.com, my dictionary of choice, does not use hyphens.)

AbilA saw a boy walking down the lane; he wore a black cap with the front side behind, a common scene on the streets of the town, now-a-days.

I am not satisfied with the sentence. Would you please correct it? Thanks

"he wore a black cap with the bill turned around to the back"
"he wore a black cap backwards"

I think you will fine

GG, what's lane not suitable? You must have changed it for a reason.

Thanks in advance.

I didn't even notice that I'd done that.

Lane is a smaller road than street.

GG, Do you call the road in front of a typical American home a street or a lane? If not, when do you use the word lane in the physical sense.

"Lane" calls to mind a smaller road, or one that is not often travelled by car. A rural path, perhaps.

The street I crew upon was called Babbling Brook Lane, but it connected to Copeland Drive and West Gate Road. All three of them connected to Haverstraw Road.

I'm sure there's someone somewhere who could say when you call somethign a drive, lane, street, or road.

Thanks, GG.

Thanks Optilang, GG, RayH and N2g.

I have learnt a lot today.