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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
On to/onto, in to/into
When do you use on to versus onto and in to versus into? Thanks!
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Hi onto and into both express that something has a certain direction or destination , as opposed to 'in' and 'on', which generally express (fixed) position. So the usage of onto and into is equal to the usage of on and in in their respective contexts: On I'm on a ladder. (you're physically on something) In I'm in the sea.
- Hi onto and into both express that something has a certain direction or destination , as opposed to 'in' and 'on', which generally express (fixed) position.
- So the usage of onto and into is equal to the usage of on and in in their respective contexts: On I'm on a ladder.
- (you're physically on something) In I'm in the sea.
- (being physically in something) So, you could say: I'm in the tunnel.
- (But if you're outside and you're going in one) I'm going into a tunnel.
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onto and into both express that something has a certain direction or destination, as opposed to 'in' and 'on', which generally express (fixed) position. So the usage of onto and into is equal to the usage of on and in in their respective contexts:
On I'm on a ladder. (you're physically on something)
onto and into both express that something has a certain direction or destination, as opposed to 'in' and 'on', which generally express (fixed) position. So the usage of onto and into is equal to the usage of on and in in their respective contexts:
On I'm on a ladder. (you're physically on something)
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Must we use "into or onto" if we are going to do something in the particular year? eg: " Those who have their diplomas in relative fields could have direct entry into/onto final year degree."
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