Grammar Prepositions – Lesson Forty Seven – Onto Preposition
In this grammar lesson, you learn about the Onto preposition in English and how to use it in your English conversation and writing. Below, you will see the onto preposition examples, that include how you use this preposition in a sentence. Just follow those examples and write them down a few times to learn them very well. After finishing this lesson, you should work on its quiz.
Previous Grammar Preposition
In our previous grammar preposition lesson, we covered the On Top Of Preposition If you just landed on this page, we suggest that you complete our previous lesson including its quizzes before continuing on this lesson.
Requirement Lessons
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Onto Preposition Meaning
(onto = going to)
(onto something = a person has a great idea.)
Onto Preposition Examples
Follow below examples to see how to use Onto preposition in sentences.
1. This cougar jumped onto a tree limb to get a better view of the area.
2. Kids in Minnesota get onto the ice as soon as the lakes freeze in the winter.
3. This professor decided to put his lectures onto the internet so that more people could hear his ideas.
4. He’s onto his next meeting.
5. The waves are crashing onto the beach.
6. She has some very interesting ideas about making cars safer and cleaner. I think she’s onto something.
(onto something = a person has a great idea.)
7. He jumped onto the handlebars of his bike and rode it backwards.
8. This group of people from The Corner Bar got onto a conference bike and went for a ride.
9. He’s trying to fool her, but she’s onto him.
(onto a person/people = know someone is going to try to do something sneaky, funny, or mean.)
10. He’s a very quick worker. He finished his last project early, and now he’s already onto his next assignment.
“onto” is similar to “on” but not exactly the same.
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Next Grammar Preposition
In our next grammar preposition lesson, we will cover the Out Preposition Before moving to the next lesson, we suggest that you complete this lesson including its quizzes.
Related Grammar Lessons
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