【问】 张道真编《现代英语用法词典》(P.4735)说，that从句可以用在个别介词之后，并列举了下面的例句：

She had no idea where Cork Street was，except that it was near Bond Street. (Galswor-thy)

In the United States，a very special situation exists in that the Negro people have reachedthe stage of actually becoming a nation. (Foster)

请问except that和in that是介词+that从句结构吗?

【答】 现代语言学家们认为，except that，in that，save that，but that是复杂的从属连词(com-plex subordinators)，而不是介词+that从句结构，见but that(参CGEL，§9.3)。R.Quirk等人曾明确指出，不与that从句连用，乃是介词的标准之一。

1. This suit fits me well except that the trousers are too long. (JED)

这套衣服很适合我，只是裤子太长。

2. He is a good student except that he is occasionally careless. (Eckersley)

他是个好学生，只是偶而有些粗心。

3. He has no special fault except he smokes too much. (Lewis)

除吸烟太重之外，他没有什么严重的缺点。

4. His account is correct，except that some details are omitted.

除了一些细节未提到之外，他的叙述是正确的。

5. “How was the concert?”

“Fine，except that we arrived terribly late. ”(TOEFL，75. 9)

“音乐会怎么样?”“很好，只是我们到得太晚了。”