The word into<\/em> has many meanings and contexts, so I shall pick the most common.<\/p>\n into (preposition)\u2014expressing movement or action from one place to another; the direction something is turned towards upon contact with something else; indicating a route taken; expressing a change of state; indicating an object or subject of attention; and expressing an active interest in something<\/p>\n \n Manon turned off the light and got into bed.<\/em><\/p>\n The shopping trolly crashed into the parked car.<\/em><\/p>\n The widow cried into her apron.<\/em><\/p>\n ‘We should’ve taken the road down into the town!’ the woman complained.<\/em><\/p>\n ‘I watched you change into a fly,’ Chino sang.<\/em><\/p>\n The committee was going to look into the problem but they never did.<\/em><\/p>\n ‘Man, William is so into you!’ Caitlin giggled.<\/em><\/p>\n Out of the frying pan, into the fire.<\/em>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n However, in other sentences, the words in<\/em> and to<\/em> just happen to find themselves situated next to each other. For example:<\/p>\n \n The bowl was placed before them all. Josh wanted to put his name in to<\/strong> see whether he would get picked for the team.<\/em><\/p>\n The child slipped and fell into the pool. Matilda dived in to<\/strong> save the drowning child.<\/em>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n In situations like these, the to<\/em> belongs to the verbs see<\/em> and save<\/em> and the in<\/em> serves as a preposition relating to an object previously mentioned\u2014the bowl and the pool.<\/p>\n If you are still unsure whether into<\/em> or in to<\/em> should be used, try to read the sentence with a slight pause between in<\/em> and to<\/em>. If it sounds awkward, as the first seven examples do, then it’s probably best to use into<\/em>. However, the last two examples sound fine with a slight pause and, in fact, should be spoken and read with one in any case.<\/p>\n Another way to establish which to use is to ask a question in the middle of in to<\/em>. For example:<\/p>\n \n Josh wanted to put his name in… WHY? …to see whether he would get picked for the team.<\/em><\/p>\n Matilda dived in… WHY? …to save the drowning child.<\/em>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Onto<\/em> and on to<\/em> follow the same rules as those which govern into<\/em> and in to<\/em>.<\/p>\n onto (preposition)\u2014moving to a position on the top of something; or boarding transport<\/p>\n \n Shannon clambered up onto the box.<\/em><\/p>\n The cat leapt onto the bed.<\/em><\/p>\n Fifi hopped onto the tram.<\/em>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n In some situations, ‘on’ and ‘to’ are neighbours in a sentence. Such as:<\/p>\n \n ‘I got on to<\/strong> see whether Tom was on this tram,’ Fifi admitted.<\/em><\/p>\n Despite being late, Stacey continued on to<\/strong> the station.<\/em>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n In these instances, on<\/em> belongs to the verbs got<\/em> and continued<\/em>. In the first example, to<\/em> belongs to the verb see<\/em>, but in the second example, to<\/em> is a preposition expressing the movement towards the station.<\/p>\n We can also ask questions of on to<\/em> as we did with in to<\/em>.<\/p>\n \n ‘I got on…’ WHY? ‘…to see whether Tom was on this tram,’ Fifi admitted.<\/em><\/p>\n Despite being late, Stacey continued on… WHERE? …to the station.<\/em>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n upon (preposition)\u2014a more formal term for on<\/em>, particularly used in an abstract sense<\/p>\n \n The artefact was placed upon the altar.<\/em><\/p>\n We must uphold the rules and traditions upon which this empire was founded.<\/em>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n But like on to<\/em> and in to<\/em>, up<\/em> and on<\/em> sometimes find themselves next to each other in a sentence while also being entirely separate.<\/p>\n \n Angela put the lollies all the way up on<\/strong> the highest shelf in the pantry.<\/em><\/p>\n ‘I’ll just look it up on<\/strong> the Internet.’<\/em><\/p>\n I felt like watching a movie, so I grabbed From Up On<\/strong> Poppy Hill.<\/em>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n I hope this has helped! 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Upon and Up On<\/h2>\n