May 22, 2024 · Except for the guard rail, the car would have gone off the road and down into the ravine. except alone cannot be used in that construction: Except the guard rail, ungrammatical …

Feb 3, 2021 · When the reader encounters except, he knows he'll have to link this to two different noun phrases (the "excepted", and the "non-excepted"). The presence of that optional …

Nov 11, 2014 · I would be rich, except for all the money. (B) My car is completely fixed, except for the windscreen wipers. (B) Except for a few extremists, most people are comfortable with the …

No one calls us names except us. In this example "us" is the list of exceptions to the set of all people ("everyone"). When you have a discrete set like this, you can use either one with the …

"Except and except for" are synonymous with "with the exception of". Everyone had a fun time except for me. I couldn't swim because I had poison ivy. "Everyone...except for me" makes …

For example, "all flowers, except for roses" is pretty much the same as "all flowers, except roses." There are a few cases where "except for" means something different (for example, "I would …

"Except with" is used to specify the conditions of an exception to a rule or condition, as in "Except with proper authorization, parking on protected property is not allowed without a permit." …

I'd prefer to use "except (for), or apart/aside from me" rather than "but".Both of the sentences are synonymous with one another; thus, I don't think there is much noticeable differentiation …

Feb 9, 2021 · The word except, when used as a conjunction, is usually followed by an infinitive without to. On the other hand, except for should be followed by a gerund instead of to + …

Unless is more common and combines condition with exception (except + if), hence the negative meaning; provided (that) and its synonyms are the positive equivalent. Except if sounds clunky …