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THE USE OF ONTO OR ON TO

What is the difference between using one word - onto or two words - on to?

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Onto is a preposition of movement, where a subject moves relocates to a 'flat' surface, either actually or metaphorically: He jumped onto the train. More features were added onto the policy. On to is an adverb + preposition, where the adverb indicates continuance and the preposition is one of movement in a direction toward something: The meeting moved on to the next item of the agenda.

  • Onto is a preposition of movement, where a subject moves relocates to a 'flat' surface, either actually or metaphorically: He jumped onto the train.
  • More features were added onto the policy.
  • On to is an adverb + preposition, where the adverb indicates continuance and the preposition is one of movement in a direction toward something: The meeting moved on to the next item of the agenda.
  • After Chicago, we travelled on to St Louis by train.
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Onto is a preposition of movement, where a subject moves relocates to a 'flat' surface, either actually or metaphorically: He jumped onto the train. More features were added onto the policy.

On to is an adverb + preposition, where the adverb indicates continuance and the preposition is one of movement in a direction toward something: The meeting moved on to the

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