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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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