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pianist11
pianist11

Hello. Is it correct to write in to or into, and on to or onto?

which is more common?

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Posted by pianist11 on Monday August 17, 2009 at 12:54 PM and tagged with correct, incorrect, reference, style, writing.

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  1. cburr
    cburr Teacher
    Middle School

    eNotes Editor

    Both into and onto should be spelled as a single word most of the time.  They are prepositions that tell 'where'.

    He climbed onto the bed.

    She peered into the bottle.

    However, there are times when "in to" and "on to" are correct.

    We looked in to see what the children were doing.

    In this sentence, the word 'to' is part of the infinitive form of the verb to see.

    He went on to explain the meaning of the book.

    Again, the word 'to' is used as part of the infinitive.

     

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    Posted by cburr on Monday August 17, 2009 at 3:23 PM

  2. tonyaneal22
    tonyaneal22 Student
    Community / Jr. College

    Hi, The correct answer is to write into and onto for proper english.

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    Posted by tonyaneal22 on Monday August 17, 2009 at 4:51 PM