Use of The point is that + (subject + verb) & How was + (noun); Day: 39
The point is that + (subject + verb)
By stating ‘the point is’ you are stating in your opinion the meaning about what is actually happening.
‘ āĻŦāĻŋāĻˇāĻ¯āĻŧāĻāĻŋ āĻš’āĻ˛ ‘ āĻŦāĻ˛ā§ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻ¸āĻ˛ā§ āĻā§ āĻāĻāĻā§ āĻ¸ā§ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻŽāĻ¤āĻžāĻŽāĻ¤ āĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻžāĻā§āĻā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
Here are some examples:
āĻāĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖāĻ:
“The point is that if you study you will do well in school.”
“āĻŦāĻŋāĻˇā§ āĻšāĻ˛ āĻ¯ā§ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ¯āĻĻāĻŋ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻļā§āĻ¨āĻž āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨ āĻ¤āĻŦā§ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻā§āĻ˛ā§ āĻāĻžāĻ˛ āĻāĻ°āĻŦā§āĻ¨āĨ¤”
“The point is that she does not understand.”
“āĻŦāĻŋāĻˇāĻ¯āĻŧāĻāĻŋ āĻš’āĻ˛ āĻ¯ā§ āĻ¸ā§ āĻŦā§āĻāĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§ āĻ¨āĻžāĨ¤”
“The point is that we need this done today.”
“āĻŦāĻŋāĻˇāĻ¯āĻŧāĻāĻŋ āĻš’āĻ˛ āĻ¯ā§ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻ āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻĻāĻ°āĻāĻžāĻ°āĨ¤”
“The point is that the world would be a better place.”
“āĻŦāĻŋāĻˇāĻ¯āĻŧāĻāĻŋ āĻš’āĻ˛ āĻ¯ā§ āĻĒā§āĻĨāĻŋāĻŦā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻ˛ āĻāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻāĻž āĻšāĻŦā§āĨ¤”
“The point is that we should help.”
“āĻŦāĻŋāĻˇāĻ¯āĻŧāĻāĻŋ āĻš’āĻ˛ āĻ¯ā§ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ¯ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻāĻāĻŋāĻ¤āĨ¤”
“The point is that snakes can be dangerous.”
“āĻŦāĻŋāĻˇāĻ¯āĻŧāĻāĻŋ āĻš’āĻ˛ āĻ¯ā§ āĻ¸āĻžāĻĒ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāĻā§āĻāĻ¨āĻ āĻšāĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āĨ¤”
“The point is that leaving a baby alone is not a good idea.”
“āĻŦāĻŋāĻˇāĻ¯āĻŧāĻāĻŋ āĻš’āĻ˛ āĻ¯ā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻļāĻŋāĻļā§āĻā§ āĻāĻāĻž āĻ°ā§āĻā§ āĻ¯āĻžāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻāĻžāĻ˛ āĻ§āĻžāĻ°āĻŖāĻž āĻ¨āĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤”
“The point is that if we do not leave now we will be late.”
“āĻŦāĻŋāĻˇāĻ¯āĻŧāĻāĻŋ āĻš’āĻ˛ āĻāĻŽāĻ°āĻž āĻāĻāĻ¨ āĻ¨āĻž āĻā§āĻ˛ā§ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻĻā§āĻ°āĻŋ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻ¯āĻžāĻŦā§āĨ¤”
“The point is that she needs to be more responsible.”
“āĻŦāĻŋāĻˇāĻ¯āĻŧāĻāĻŋ āĻš’āĻ˛ āĻ¯ā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻā§ āĻāĻ°āĻ āĻĻāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻļā§āĻ˛ āĻšāĻ¤ā§ āĻšāĻŦā§āĨ¤”
“The point is that we need to work together.”
“āĻŦāĻŋāĻˇāĻ¯āĻŧāĻāĻŋ āĻš’āĻ˛ āĻ¯ā§ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻāĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻšāĻŦā§āĨ¤”
How was + (noun)
By using the words ‘how was’ you are asking someone a question about something that happened or something they did in the past.
‘āĻā§āĻŽāĻ¨ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛’ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻāĻā§ āĻāĻŽāĻ¨ āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻļā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻžāĻ¸āĻž āĻāĻ°āĻā§āĻ¨ āĻ¯āĻž āĻāĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻŦāĻž āĻ¤āĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻ āĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
Here are some examples:
āĻāĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖāĻ:
“How was your meeting?”
“āĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻŦā§āĻ āĻ āĻā§āĻŽāĻ¨ āĻšāĻ˛?”
“How was your doctor’s appointment?”
“āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻĄāĻžāĻā§āĻ¤āĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻ ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻĒāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ¨ā§āĻāĻŽā§āĻ¨ā§āĻ āĻā§āĻŽāĻ¨ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛?”
“How was the birthday party?”
“āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻŽāĻĻāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻŽāĻ¨ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛?”
“How was lunch?”
“āĻĻā§āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻžāĻ° āĻā§āĻŽāĻ¨ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§?”
“How was the airplane ride?”
“āĻŦāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻž āĻā§āĻŽāĻ¨ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛?”
“How was vacation?”
“āĻā§āĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻŽāĻ¨ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛?”
“How were your parents?”
“āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦāĻž-āĻŽāĻž āĻā§āĻŽāĻ¨ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨?”
“How were roads when you drove home?”
“āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ āĻ¯āĻžāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ°āĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤āĻžāĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻā§āĻŽāĻ¨ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛?”
“How were people acting after what happened?”
“āĻ¯āĻž āĻšāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻĒāĻ°ā§ āĻ˛ā§āĻā§āĻ°āĻž āĻā§āĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ¨āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻ°āĻāĻŋāĻ˛?”
“How were holidays with the family?”
“āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŦāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§ āĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ° āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¨āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻā§āĻŽāĻ¨ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛?”