Prepositions: In vs Into // Prepositions: On vs Onto


Prepositions: In vs Into


1. In


Meaning: Inside / Position (No movement) : āĻ…ā§°ā§āĻĨ: āĻ­āĻŋāϤ⧰āϤ / āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤāĻŋ (āϕ⧋āύ⧋ āĻ—āϤāĻŋ āύāĻžāχ)


Rule: IN is used when something is already inside a place and there is no movement. : āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻŽ: IN āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āϕ⧰āĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ āϝ⧇āϤāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āϕ⧋āύ⧋ āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁ āĻŦāĻž āĻŦā§āϝāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ āχāϤāĻŋāĻŽāĻ§ā§āϝ⧇ āĻ­āĻŋāϤ⧰āϤ āĻĨāĻžāϕ⧇ āφ⧰⧁ āϕ⧋āύ⧋ āĻ—āϤāĻŋ āύāĻžāĻĨāĻžāϕ⧇āĨ¤


Example: i. The ball is in the box. : āĻŦāϞāĻŸā§‹ āĻŦāĻžāĻ•āϚ⧰ āĻ­āĻŋāϤ⧰āϤ āφāϛ⧇āĨ¤ ii. She is in the room. : āϤāĻžāχ āϕ⧋āĻ āĻžā§° āĻ­āĻŋāϤ⧰āϤ āφāϛ⧇āĨ¤



2. Into


Meaning: Moving inside / Motion : āĻ…ā§°ā§āĻĨ: āĻ­āĻŋāϤ⧰āϞ⧈ āĻ—āϤāĻŋ āϕ⧰āĻž


Rule: INTO is used when something moves from outside to inside. āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻŽ: INTO āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āϕ⧰āĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ āϝ⧇āϤāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āϕ⧋āύ⧋ āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁ āĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻŋā§°ā§° āĻĒā§°āĻž āĻ­āĻŋāϤ⧰āϞ⧈ āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤


Example: i. The ball went into the box. : āĻŦāϞāĻŸā§‹ āĻŦāĻžāĻ•āϚ⧰ āĻ­āĻŋāϤ⧰āϞ⧈ āĻ—’āϞāĨ¤ ii. She walked into the room. : āϤāĻžāχ āϕ⧋āĻ āĻžā§° āĻ­āĻŋāϤ⧰āϞ⧈ āϏ⧋āĻŽāĻžāϞāĨ¤


Key Difference


IN → Where? (place / position) : IN → āĻ•’āϤ āφāϛ⧇? (āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāύ)
INTO → Where to? (movement / direction) : INTO → āĻ•’āϞ⧈ āĻ—’āϞ? (āĻ—āϤāĻŋ / āĻĻāĻŋāĻļ)


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Prepositions: On vs Onto


1. On = On the surface (No movement)


Meaning: Used when something is already resting on a surface. āĻ…ā§°ā§āĻĨ: āϕ⧋āύ⧋ āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁ āχāϤāĻŋāĻŽāĻ§ā§āϝ⧇ āĻāϟāĻž āĻĒ⧃āĻˇā§āĻ ā§° āĻ“āĻĒā§°āϤ āĻĨāĻžāĻ•āĻŋāϞ⧇ “on” āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āϕ⧰āĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤


Example: The book is on the table. : āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšā§°āĻŖ: āĻ•āĻŋāϤāĻžāĻĒāĻ–āύ āĻŸā§‡āĻŦ⧁āϞ⧰ āĻ“āĻĒā§°āϤ āφāϛ⧇āĨ¤


More Examples:



  • The cat is on the roof. : āĻŦāĻŋāϞāĻžāχāĻŸā§‹ āĻ›āĻžāĻĻā§° āĻ“āĻĒā§°āϤ āφāϛ⧇āĨ¤

  • There is a picture on the wall. : āĻĻā§‡ā§ąāĻžāϞāϤ āĻāĻ–āύ āĻ›āĻŦāĻŋ āφāϛ⧇āĨ¤


2. Onto = Movement to a surface


Meaning: Used when something moves from one place to a surface.
āĻ…ā§°ā§āĻĨ: āϕ⧋āύ⧋ āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁ āĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻŋā§°ā§° āĻĒā§°āĻž āĻ—ā§ˆ āϕ⧋āύ⧋ āĻĒ⧃āĻˇā§āĻ ā§° āĻ“āĻĒā§°āϤ āωāĻ āĻŋāϞ⧇ “onto” āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āϕ⧰āĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤


Example: The boy jumped onto the table.
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšā§°āĻŖ: āϞ’ā§°āĻžāĻŸā§‹ā§ąā§‡ āĻŸā§‡āĻŦ⧁āϞ⧰ āĻ“āĻĒā§°āϤ āϜāρāĻĒāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāχ āωāĻ āĻŋāϞāĨ¤


More Examples:



  • The cat jumped onto the roof. : āĻŦāĻŋāϞāĻžāχāĻŸā§‹ āĻ›āĻžāĻĻā§° āĻ“āĻĒā§°āϤ āϜāρāĻĒāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāχ āωāĻ āĻŋāϞāĨ¤

  • He climbed onto the horse. : āϤ⧇āĻ“āρ āĻ˜ā§‹āρāĻĄāĻŧāĻžā§° āĻ“āĻĒā§°āϤ āωāĻ āĻŋāϞāĨ¤


Key Difference


On → Position (Already on the surface)
Onto → Movement to the surface


Example:



  • The ball is on the table. : āĻŦāϞāĻŸā§‹ āĻŸā§‡āĻŦ⧁āϞ⧰ āĻ“āĻĒā§°āϤ āφāϛ⧇āĨ¤

  • The ball rolled onto the table. : āĻŦāϞāĻŸā§‹ āĻ—āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāχ āĻŸā§‡āĻŦ⧁āϞ⧰ āĻ“āĻĒā§°āϤ āωāĻ āĻŋāϞāĨ¤


Quick Trick



  • On = Where? (Position) : āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšā§°āĻŖ: The pen is on the desk.

  • Onto = Where to? (Movement) : āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšā§°āĻŖ: He threw the pen onto the desk.


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MCQ : Prepositions: In & Into


Q1. She is sitting ___ the room. : āϤāĻžāχ āϕ⧋āĻ āĻžā§° ___ āĻŦāĻšāĻŋ āφāϛ⧇āĨ¤
(a) in (b) into (c) on (d) at


Ans: (a) in


Explanation: “In” is used because it shows position inside the room without movement. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: “In” āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āϕ⧰āĻž āĻšā§ˆāϛ⧇ āĻ•āĻžā§°āĻŖ āϤāĻžāχ āχāϤāĻŋāĻŽāĻ§ā§āϝ⧇ āϕ⧋āĻ āĻžā§° āĻ­āĻŋāϤ⧰āϤ āφāϛ⧇, āϕ⧋āύ⧋ āĻ—āϤāĻŋ āύāĻžāχāĨ¤


Q2. The cat jumped ___ the box. : āĻŦāĻŋāϞāĻžāχāĻŸā§‹ āĻŦāĻžāĻ•āϚ⧰ ___ āϜāρāĻĒāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāϞ⧇āĨ¤
(a) in (b) into (c) at (d) by


Ans: (b) into


Explanation: “Into” shows movement from outside to inside. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: “Into” āĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻŋā§°ā§° āĻĒā§°āĻž āĻ­āĻŋāϤ⧰āϞ⧈ āĻ—āϤāĻŋ āĻŦ⧁āϜāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤


Q3. There is milk ___ the glass. : āĻ—ā§āϞāĻžāĻ›āϤ ___ āĻ—āĻžāϖ⧀⧰ āφāϛ⧇āĨ¤
(a) in (b) into (c) on (d) to


Ans: (a) in


Explanation: It shows the position of milk inside the glass. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āĻ—ā§āϞāĻžāϛ⧰ āĻ­āĻŋāϤ⧰āϤ āĻ—āĻžāϖ⧀⧰ āφāϛ⧇, āϏ⧇āϝāĻŧ⧇ “in” āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āϕ⧰āĻž āĻšā§ˆāϛ⧇āĨ¤


Q4. He walked ___ the classroom quietly. : āϤ⧇āĻ“āρ āĻ¨ā§€ā§°ā§ąā§‡ āĻ•ā§āϞāĻžāϛ⧰⧁āĻŽā§° ___ āϏ⧋āĻŽāĻžāϞāĨ¤
(a) in (b) into (c) on (d) for


Ans: (b) into


Explanation: Walking indicates movement into the classroom. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: “Walked” āĻ—āϤāĻŋ āĻĻ⧇āĻ–ā§ā§ąāĻžāϝāĻŧ, āϏ⧇āϝāĻŧ⧇ “into” āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āϕ⧰āĻž āĻšā§ˆāϛ⧇āĨ¤


Q5. The keys are ___ my pocket. : āϚāĻžāĻŦāĻŋāĻŦā§‹ā§° āĻŽā§‹ā§° āĻĒāϕ⧇āϟ⧰ ___ āφāϛ⧇āĨ¤
(a) in (b) into (c) at (d) on


Ans: (a) in


Explanation: Keys are already inside the pocket. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āϚāĻžāĻŦāĻŋāĻŦā§‹ā§° āĻĒāϕ⧇āϟ⧰ āĻ­āĻŋāϤ⧰āϤ āφāϛ⧇, āĻ—āϤāĻŋ āύāĻžāχāĨ¤


Q6. The ball fell ___ the river. : āĻŦāϞāĻŸā§‹ āύāĻĻ⧀⧰ ___ āĻĒā§°āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
(a) in (b) into (c) on (d) from


Ans: (b) into


Explanation: Falling shows movement from outside to inside. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: “Fell” āĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻŋā§°ā§° āĻĒā§°āĻž āĻ­āĻŋāϤ⧰āϞ⧈ āĻ—āϤāĻŋ āĻĻ⧇āĻ–ā§ā§ąāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤


Q7. The children are playing ___ the park. : āϞ’ā§°āĻžāĻ›ā§‹ā§ąāĻžāϞ⧀āĻŦā§‹ā§° āĻĒāĻžā§°ā§āϕ⧰ ___ āϖ⧇āϞāĻŋ āφāϛ⧇āĨ¤
(a) in (b) into (c) at (d) over


Ans: (a) in


Explanation: They are already inside the park. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āϏāĻŋāĻšāρāϤ āĻĒāĻžā§°ā§āϕ⧰ āĻ­āĻŋāϤ⧰āϤ āφāϛ⧇āĨ¤


Q8. He threw the stone ___ the water. : āϤ⧇āĻ“āρ āĻļāĻŋāϞāĻŸā§‹ āĻĒāĻžāύ⧀⧰ ___ āύāĻŋāĻ•ā§āώ⧇āĻĒ āϕ⧰āĻŋāϞ⧇āĨ¤
(a) in (b) into (c) at (d) by


Ans: (b) into


Explanation: Throwing shows movement into water. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āĻļāĻŋāϞāĻŸā§‹ āĻĒāĻžāύ⧀⧰ āĻ­āĻŋāϤ⧰āϞ⧈ āĻ—ā§ˆāϛ⧇āĨ¤


Q9. There are many books ___ the bag. : āĻŦ⧇āĻ—ā§° ___ āĻŦāĻšā§āϤ⧋ āĻ•āĻŋāϤāĻžāĻĒ āφāϛ⧇āĨ¤
(a) in (b) into (c) on (d) from


Ans: (a) in


Explanation: Books are inside the bag. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āĻ•āĻŋāϤāĻžāĻĒāĻŦā§‹ā§° āĻŦ⧇āĻ—ā§° āĻ­āĻŋāϤ⧰āϤ āφāϛ⧇āĨ¤


Q10. She poured water ___ the bottle. : āϤāĻžāχ āĻŦāϟāϞāϤ āĻĒāĻžāύ⧀ ___ āĻĸāĻžāϞāĻŋāϞ⧇āĨ¤
(a) in (b) into (c) on (d) by


Ans: (b) into


Explanation: Pouring indicates movement of water into bottle. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āĻĒāĻžāύ⧀ āĻŦāϟāϞ⧰ āĻ­āĻŋāϤ⧰āϞ⧈ āĻ—ā§ˆāϛ⧇āĨ¤


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Tricky Preposition MCQs (SSC / ADRE Level) : In – Into – On – Onto


Q1. He fell ___ the river while crossing the bridge. : āϤ⧇āĻ“āρ āϏ⧇āϤ⧁ āĻĒāĻžā§° āĻšāĻ“āρāϤ⧇ āύāĻĻ⧀⧰ ___ āĻĒā§°āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
(a) in (b) into (c) on (d) onto


Ans: (b) into
Explanation: “Into” shows movement from outside to inside. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž : āĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻŋā§°ā§° āĻĒā§°āĻž āĻ­āĻŋāϤ⧰āϞ⧈ āĻ—āϤāĻŋ āĻšā§‹ā§ąāĻž āĻŦāĻžāĻŦ⧇ “into” āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āϕ⧰āĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤


Q2. There is a picture ___ the wall. : āĻĻā§‡ā§ąāĻžāϞāϤ āĻāĻ–āύ āĻ›āĻŦāĻŋ āφāϛ⧇āĨ¤
(a) in (b) into (c) on (d) onto


Ans: (c) on
Explanation: “On” is used for something attached to a surface. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āϕ⧋āύ⧋ āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁ āĻĒ⧃āĻˇā§āĻ ā§° āĻ“āĻĒā§°āϤ āĻĨāĻžāĻ•āĻŋāϞ⧇ “on” āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āϕ⧰āĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤


Q3. She put the books ___ the table. : āϤāĻžāχ āĻ•āĻŋāϤāĻžāĻĒāĻŦā§‹ā§° āĻŸā§‡āĻŦ⧁āϞ⧰ ___ ā§°āĻžāĻ–āĻŋāϞ⧇āĨ¤
(a) in (b) into (c) on (d) onto


Ans: (c) on
Explanation: Books are placed on the surface of the table. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āĻ•āĻŋāϤāĻžāĻĒāĻŦā§‹ā§° āĻŸā§‡āĻŦ⧁āϞ⧰ āĻ“āĻĒā§°āϤ ā§°āĻžāĻ–āĻž āĻšā§ˆāϛ⧇āĨ¤


Q4. The boy jumped ___ the moving train. : āϞ’ā§°āĻžāĻŸā§‹ āϚāϞāĻ¨ā§āϤ ⧰⧇āϞāĻ—āĻžāĻĄāĻŧ⧀⧰ ___ āϜāρāĻĒāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāϞ⧇āĨ¤
(a) in (b) into (c) on (d) onto


Ans: (d) onto
Explanation: “Onto” shows movement to a surface. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āϕ⧋āύ⧋ āĻĒ⧃āĻˇā§āĻ ā§° āĻ“āĻĒā§°āϤ āĻ—āϤāĻŋ āĻŦ⧁āϜāĻžāĻŦāϞ⧈ “onto” āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āϕ⧰āĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤


Q5. The cat is sleeping ___ the chair. : āĻŦāĻŋāϞāĻžāχāĻŸā§‹ āĻšā§‡āϝāĻŧāĻžā§°ā§° ___ āĻļ⧁āχ āφāϛ⧇āĨ¤
(a) in (b) into (c) on (d) onto


Ans: (c) on
Explanation: The cat is on the surface of the chair. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āĻšā§‡āϝāĻŧāĻžā§°ā§° āĻ“āĻĒā§°āϤ āĻĨāĻ•āĻž āĻŦāĻžāĻŦ⧇ “on” āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻšā§ˆāϛ⧇āĨ¤


Q6. There is a stain ___ your shirt. : āϤ⧋āĻŽāĻžā§° āϚāĻžā§°ā§āϟ⧰ ___ āĻāϟāĻž āĻĻāĻžāĻ— āφāϛ⧇āĨ¤
(a) in (b) into (c) on (d) onto


Ans: (c) on
Explanation: Stains appear on the surface. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āĻĒ⧃āĻˇā§āĻ ā§° āĻ“āĻĒā§°āϤ āĻĻāĻžāĻ— āĻĨāĻžāĻ•āĻŋāϞ⧇ “on” āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āϕ⧰āĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤


Q7. The dog climbed ___ the sofa. : āϕ⧁āϕ⧁⧰āĻŸā§‹ āϏ⧋āĻĢāĻžā§° ___ āωāĻ āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
(a) in (b) into (c) on (d) onto


Ans: (d) onto
Explanation: Movement to the surface of sofa. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āϏ⧋āĻĢāĻžā§° āĻ“āĻĒā§°āϤ āωāĻ āĻžā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦ⧇ “onto” āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻšā§ˆāϛ⧇āĨ¤


Q8. The book is ___ the table. : āĻ•āĻŋāϤāĻžāĻĒāĻ–āύ āĻŸā§‡āĻŦ⧁āϞ⧰ ___ āφāϛ⧇āĨ¤
(a) in (b) into (c) on (d) onto


Ans: (c) on
Explanation: The book is resting on the surface. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āĻ•āĻŋāϤāĻžāĻĒāĻ–āύ āĻŸā§‡āĻŦ⧁āϞ⧰ āĻ“āĻĒā§°āϤ āφāϛ⧇āĨ¤


Q9. The boy climbed ___ the tree. : āϞ’ā§°āĻžāĻŸā§‹ āĻ—āϛ⧰ ___ āωāĻ āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
(a) in (b) into (c) on (d) onto


Ans: (d) onto
Explanation: Movement to the surface/branch. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āĻ—āϛ⧰ āĻ“āĻĒā§°āϤ āωāĻ āĻž āĻŦ⧁āϜāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤


Q10. He jumped ___ the stage. : āϤ⧇āĻ“āρ āĻŽāĻžā§āϚ⧰ ___ āϜāρāĻĒāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāϞ⧇āĨ¤
(a) in (b) into (c) on (d) onto


Ans: (d) onto
Explanation: Jumping to a surface. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āĻŽāĻžā§āϚ⧰ āĻ“āĻĒā§°āϤ āωāĻ āĻžā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦ⧇ “onto”āĨ¤


Q11. The picture hangs ___ the wall. : āĻ›āĻŦāĻŋāĻ–āύ āĻĻā§‡ā§ąāĻžāϞ⧰ ___ āϞāϟāĻ•āĻžāχ āφāϛ⧇āĨ¤
(a) in (b) into (c) on (d) onto


Ans: (c) on


Explanation: “On” is used because the picture is attached to the surface of the wall. It shows position, not movement.
āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: “On” āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āϕ⧰āĻž āĻšā§ˆāϛ⧇ āĻ•āĻžā§°āĻŖ āĻ›āĻŦāĻŋāĻ–āύ āĻĻā§‡ā§ąāĻžāϞ⧰ āĻ“āĻĒā§°āϤ āϞāϟāĻ•āĻžāχ āφāϛ⧇āĨ¤ āχāϝāĻŧāĻžāϤ āϕ⧋āύ⧋ āĻ—āϤāĻŋ āύāĻžāχ, āĻŽāĻžāĻ¤ā§ā§° āĻ…ā§ąāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāύ āĻŦ⧁āĻœā§‹ā§ąāĻž āĻšā§ˆāϛ⧇āĨ¤


Q12. The child climbed ___ his father’s shoulders. : āĻļāĻŋāĻļ⧁āĻŸā§‹ā§ąā§‡ āĻĻ⧇āωāϤāĻžāϕ⧰ āĻ•āĻžāρāϧ⧰ ___ āωāĻ āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
(a) in (b) into (c) on (d) onto


Ans: (d) onto


Explanation: “Onto” is used because the child moves upward and reaches the surface of his father’s shoulders. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: “Onto” āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āϕ⧰āĻž āĻšā§ˆāϛ⧇ āĻ•āĻžā§°āĻŖ āĻļāĻŋāĻļ⧁āĻŸā§‹ā§ąā§‡ āĻ—āϤāĻŋ āϕ⧰āĻŋ āĻĻ⧇āωāϤāĻžāϕ⧰ āĻ•āĻžāρāϧ⧰ āĻ“āĻĒā§°āϤ āωāĻ āĻŋāϛ⧇āĨ¤