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No church is anything more than a voluntary society.

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[nq:1]No church is anything more than a voluntary society. [/nq] What exactly do you want us to do? Grammatically, the subject is "No church", "is" is a copular verb and "anything more than a voluntary society" is the complement.

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  • [nq:1]No church is anything more than a voluntary society.
  • [/nq] What exactly do you want us to do?
  • Grammatically, the subject is "No church", "is" is a copular verb and "anything more than a voluntary society" is the complement.
  • The meaning is roughly "All churches are voluntary bodies and nothing more", but the emphasis is slightly different.
  • REgards, Einde O'Callaghan
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[nq:1]No church is anything more than a voluntary society. appreciate your help.[/nq]
What exactly do you want us to do?
Grammatically, the subject is "No church", "is" is a copular verb and "anything more than a voluntary society" is the complement.

The meaning is roughly "All churches are voluntary bodies and nothing more", but the emphasis is slightly different.
REgards, Ei
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