[Grammar] Into/Onto A Curve/Path/Road

[learningspirit]

I have a question about the correct preposition to use. Suppose context is a driving car:

1. The car went into/onto a curve.
2. The car went into/onto a path.
3. The car went into/onto a road.

Should it be "into" or "onto"?

 

[MikeNewYork]

1. either.
2, 3. Onto.

 

[learningspirit]

@MikeNewYork

How is a curve different from a path or road, that "into" could be used with "curve" but not "path" or "road"?

 

[MikeNewYork]

It is a different concept.

 

[bhaisahab]

I don't find any of them very natural.

 

[SoothingDave]

If you are talking about driving, it is natural to talk about going into a curve and coming out of a curve. Like, "make sure to downshift going into a curve."

It's not really the same thing as being on a curve. It's about entering the curved section of the road.

I wouldn't say "onto a curve."