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Jigneshbharati Posted 6 years ago
Grammar

Leading on to

"This page, looking at the structure of DNA, is the first in a sequence of pages leading on to how DNA replicates (makes copies of) itself, and then to how information stored in DNA is used to make protein molecules."

https://www.chemguide.co.uk/organicprops/aminoacids/dna1.html

What is the grammatical form and function of the "on to" in "leading on to..."?

Is it a single unit (on to) ?

  

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Jigneshbharati Is it a single unit (on to) ? No. I read it "leading on", meaning carrying us forward, "to X".

  • Jigneshbharati Is it a single unit (on to) ?
  • No.
  • I read it "leading on", meaning carrying us forward, "to X".
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JigneshbharatiIs it a single unit (on to) ?

No. I read it "leading on", meaning carrying us forward, "to X".

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