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Darcy Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
No more a home than a body without a soul is a man
What does the following sentence mean?
Don't you think that 'not' is needed after 'without a soul is'?
I think the structure of ' no more... than' makes me confused.
I also wonder if that kind of pattern is often used.
*A home without love is no more a home than a body without a soul is a man. *
Thanks in advance.
Don't you think that 'not' is needed after 'without a soul is'?
I think the structure of ' no more... than' makes me confused.
I also wonder if that kind of pattern is often used.
*A home without love is no more a home than a body without a soul is a man. *
Thanks in advance.
Top answer
Darcy A home without love is no more a home than a body without a soul is a man. How much is a body without a soul a man? Not at all.
- Darcy A home without love is no more a home than a body without a soul is a man.
- How much is a body without a soul a man?
- Not at all.
- Zero.
- How much is a home without love a (real) home?
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DarcyA home without love is no more a home than a body without a soul is a man.How much is a body without a soul a man? Not at all. Zero.
How much is a home without love a (real) home? No more than how much a body without a soul is a man. That is, not more than zero.
The meaning is thus: A home without love is not a (real) home at all.
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Thanks, CJ.
One more question has just entered my head..
Is it possible to use ' no less' instead of ' no more' in that sentence?
One more question has just entered my head..
Is it possible to use ' no less' instead of ' no more' in that sentence?
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DarcyIs it possible to use ' no less' instead of ' no more' in that sentence?No. Not in that sentence. Google "no less a * than" (in quotes as shown) to find examples of how "no less" is used.
CJ
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