All these were nothing but to?
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Could you tell me whether the following sentence is correct? Could you rectify it?
The cruelities they suffered, the thirsty infants they sacrificed and the sorrows his grandsons suffered, all these were nothing but to keep the religion alive.
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It's an archaic-sounding text. all these were nothing but to keep the religion alive means all these were only to keep the religion alive. Consider this simpler example.
- It's an archaic-sounding text.
- all these were nothing but to keep the religion alive means all these were only to keep the religion alive.
- Consider this simpler example.
- His umbrella was nothing but to keep him dry.
- But remember it's old-fashion e d En glish.
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It's an archaic-sounding text.
all these were nothing but to keep the religion alive means all these were only to keep the religion alive.
Consider this simpler example. His umbrella was nothing but to keep him dry.
But remember it's old-fashioned English.
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