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Keyword use
Sub Entry Number 1
Type of Sentence ✗
Error Sentence It's no use having lessons if you don't want to learn.
Correct Sentence There's no point in having lessons if you don't want to learn.
Cloze Error Sentence [[It's no use]] having lessons if you don't want to learn.
Cloze Sentence [[There's no point in]] having lessons if you don't want to learn.
Cloze Answer There's no point in
Choices It's no use | There's no point in
Explanation

Use it's no use/good doing sth when you mean that a particular action will not help to deal with a need or difficulty: 'For spellings, it's no use looking in a grammar book. What you need is a dictionary.'

When you mean that something has no useful purpose, use there's no point in doing sth: 'There's no point in having a dictionary if you never use it.'

When you are talking about a present habit, use the present simple tense (NOT use to do ): 'I (usually) have two cups of coffee at breakfast.'

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