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They forced him down on/onto his knees.
I have tried hard to figure out the difference between on and onto. If I have got it right, the correct word in such a sentence is onto, since it describes motion. However, on google, I had to try really hard to find an example with onto, whereas there were countless examples with on.
Have I got something wrong?
I have tried hard to figure out the difference between on and onto. If I have got it right, the correct word in such a sentence is onto, since it describes motion. However, on google, I had to try really hard to find an example with onto, whereas there were countless examples with on.
Have I got something wrong?