| 词组 | except and except for |
| 释义 | Contents overview except and except for456 except and except for1except for before nounsWe generally use except for before noun phrases.I've cleaned the house except for the bathroom.The garden was empty except for one small bird.2except (for) after all, any, etcAfter generalising words like all, any, every, no, everything, anybody, nowhere, nobody, whole, we often leave out for.I've cleaned all the rooms except (for) the bathroom.He ate everything on his plate except (for) the beans.Nobody came except (for) Jack and Emily.But this does not happen before all, any, nobody, etc.Except for the bathroom, all the rooms are clean. (not Except the bathroom, all the rooms are clean.)3except before prepositions and conjunctionsWe use except, not except for, before prepositions and conjunctions.It's the same everywhere except in Scotland. (not … except for in Scotland.)He's good-looking except when he smiles.This room is no use except as a storeroom.The trip was nice except that there wasn't enough snow.4except (for) + pronounAfter except (for) we use object pronouns, not subject pronouns.Everybody understood except (for) me. (not … except I.)We're all ready except (for) her.5except + verb: He does nothing except eat.A common structure is do … except + infinitive without to.He does nothing except eat all day.I'll do everything for you except cook.In other cases an -ing form is usually necessary.She's not interested in anything except skiing.You needn't worry about anything except having a great time.6except and withoutExcept (for) is only used to talk about exceptions to generalisations. In other cases, without or but for may be better. Compare:Nobody helped me except you.Without / But for your help, I would have failed. (not Except for your help, I would have failed.)For the use of but to mean 'except', 413.Previous Next |
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