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Complete the dialogue between two hopelessly lost, but highly entertaining, hikers. Choose the correct words to fill the blanks.
"It's no use _________________________ mad at me for dropping the compass into the river," Sarah huffed, crossing her arms defensively.
"Well, there's no point _________________________ we know where we are," Mark replied, staring at a map he was holding upside down.
being
Remember the golden rule: "It is no use" is followed directly by a gerund ("being"). It does not take a preposition like "in" or an infinitive like "to be".
in pretending
Conversely, "There is no point" requires the preposition "in" before the gerund ("in pretending").