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Snappy Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Are "except me/him/her/etc" and "except I/he/she/etc"
I think the following sentences are grammatically okay.
1. "Everybody went there except him."
2. "Everybody went there except for him."
3. "Except for him, everybody went there.
Please tell me if the following sentences are okay.
4. "Everybody went there except he."
5. "Everybody, except he, went there."
6. "Everybody went there except for he."
7. "Everybody, except for he, went there.
8. "Except for he, everybody went there."
1. "Everybody went there except him."
2. "Everybody went there except for him."
3. "Except for him, everybody went there.
Please tell me if the following sentences are okay.
4. "Everybody went there except he."
5. "Everybody, except he, went there."
6. "Everybody went there except for he."
7. "Everybody, except for he, went there.
8. "Except for he, everybody went there."
Top answer
Yes, #1 - 3 would be considered correct. Nowadays #4 - 8 would be considered "bad" English. " Today native speakers don't think that way.
- Yes, #1 - 3 would be considered correct.
- Nowadays #4 - 8 would be considered "bad" English.
- " Today native speakers don't think that way.
- Some books say that "except" is always a preposition.
- Some books say that "except that" is a conjunction: I would lend you my car except that I have to use it tonight.
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Yes, #1 - 3 would be considered correct. Nowadays #4 - 8 would be considered "bad" English. But if you read old English writings, don't be surprised if you see something like "Everybody went there except he." Many years ago, perhaps people felt like saying, "Everybody went there except that he did not." Today native speakers don't think that way. Some books say that "except" is always a prep
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