adverbials of direction
Direction
We also use prepositional phrases to talk about direction:
across along back back to down intoonto out of past through to towards
She ran out of the house.
Walk past the bank and keep going to the end of the street.
We also use adverbs and adverb phrases for place and direction:
abroad away anywhere downstairs downwardseverywhere here indoors inside nowhere
outdoors outside somewhere there upstairs
I would love to see Paris. I’ve never been there.
The bedroom is upstairs.
It was so cold that we stayed indoors.
We often have a preposition at the end of a clause:
This is the room we have our meals in.
The car door is very small so it’s difficult to get into.
I lifted the carpet and looked underneath.
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I'm confused about the proper use of 'on' and 'onto'. What's the difference? Could anyone help? Thanks in advance.
Hello dharitriputra,
Thanks for your question. There are quite a few different uses of onto. Try using our Cambridge Dictionaries Online search box on the right of this page if you are looking for a specific example.
As a general rule though, onto shows movement from one place to another. So grammar books would give examples like The cat jumped from the chair onto the table.
Regards,
Stephen Jones
The LearnEnglish Team
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I have a question, When I should use: At?, In? or On? What´s the difference?
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Hello,
These words are used in many different ways so it's hard to give you a short answer. However, here's one area to get you started: at, in and on used with times and dates.
Best wishes,
Adam
The LearnEnglish Team
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