Meaning into Words

1. Unit 8
Meaning into Words
• Rewriting/ Changing the
given suggestions
• using ought to,
oughtn’t to, might as
well or there’s no point
in
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2. When to Use?
• ought to →
• oughtn’t to →
• might as well →
• There’s no point in→
•It should be done.
•It shouldn’t be done.
•It is better to do but not
compulsion.
•It is useless to do.
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3. Another ways of giving
suggestion
• There’s no point in
• It’s not worth
• It’s no use
•It is useless to do.
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+ V4 =
Example:-
1. What shall we do with the money? Invest it?
Ans:
a. There’s no point in investing it.
b. It’s not worth investing it.
c. It’s no use investing it.

4. Bhagyodaya Secondary School, Shankharapur-6, Sankhu
Practice Suggesting
a. Don’t pick up your gun.
b. Don’t run away.
c. Don’t lock the door.
d. Don’t wait for Mr.
Jenkins.
e. Don‘t ask him for a rise
in salary.
f. Don’t take those pills.
g. Don’t punish him.
h. Don’t ask her how old
she is.
1. There’s no point in +V4
2. It’s not worth + v4
3. It’s no use + V4
4. You’d better not + V1
5. … might as well + V1

5. Practice
• Don’t pick up your gun.
Ans:
1. You’d better not pick up
your gun you will
probably offend her.
2. There’s no point in
picking up your gun you
will probably offend her.
3. It’s not worth picking up
your gun you will
probably offend her.
1. There’s no point in +V4
2. It’s not worth + v4
3. It’s no use + V4
4. You’d better not + V1
5. … might as well + V1

6. (2072)Give an advice using:
a. What shall I do with the money? Shall I invest it in business?
b. Let’s buy electronic gadgets?
Ans: There’s no point in buying electronic gadgets it wastes time.
a. Do you think I should sell the old furniture?
b. Shall I buy new bookcase?
Ans: Its not worth buying new bookcase it occupies only the space.
a. Do you think I should replace my old car with new one?
There’s no point in/
Its not worth
Example:-
1. Do you think I should go by bus?
Ans: There’s no point in going by bus it’s only too short distance.

7. Board Exam Questions

8. Board Exam Questions

9. Good & Bad Effect Verbs
• Allow
• Enable
• Encourage
• Force
• Stop
• Prevent
• Discourage
• Save
• Make it easier
• Make it more difficult
Task
• Write sentences which have
same meaning
• Choosing one of these verbs
• Example:-
a. When they took the drug, they
didn’t worry about the future.
• The drug prevented them from
worrying about the future.
• The drug stopped them from
worrying about the future.

10. Board Exam Questions

11. Advantage & Disadvantage Structures
• … advantage of + V4 …
is that + clause
• The trouble with + V4 …
is that + clause
• .. Drawback of … is that
+ clause

12. References (sources)
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13. a. There’s no point in arguing about these
people’s character.
b. We might as well take example of Dil
Shobha.

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