Communication

that's the whole point

the main reason

You say that's the whole point to emphasize the main reason or purpose of something.

B2 common speech & writing

expression

Hear it in real life

Why walk when we can take a taxi?

That's the whole point - we need some exercise.

Play the conversation

We came here to switch off from work, and that's the whole point.

The mistake everyone makes

Not: That's all the point.

Say: That's the whole point.

Use "the whole point" to emphasize the main reason or purpose.

Build it

How it fits in a sentence.

that's the whole point; that was the whole point

Your turn: say it out loud

We came here to switch off from work, and that's the whole point.

Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.

that's the whole point

the main reason

“We came here to switch off from work, and that's the whole point.”

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