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Hanuman_2000 Posted 22 years ago
Grammar
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Sir,
All the boys can solve this sum.
He cannot solve.
I have to Join these two sentences using "except".
1.All the boys,except him, can solve this sum.
2.All the boys,except he, can solve this sum.
3.All the boys can solve this sum except him.
4.All the boys can solve this sum except he .
Whic one is correct?
One more question;"except" is used as preposition as well as conjuction.
is in above sentences "except" functioning as preposition or conjuction?
Could you please give some example showing its usage as preposition as well as conjuction?
Thanks.
All the boys can solve this sum.
He cannot solve.
I have to Join these two sentences using "except".
1.All the boys,except him, can solve this sum.
2.All the boys,except he, can solve this sum.
3.All the boys can solve this sum except him.
4.All the boys can solve this sum except he .
Whic one is correct?
One more question;"except" is used as preposition as well as conjuction.
is in above sentences "except" functioning as preposition or conjuction?
Could you please give some example showing its usage as preposition as well as conjuction?
Thanks.
Top answer
As a preposition "except" goes with an objective case, so "except he" is definitely wrong. So 1 and 3 are OK, but without commas in 1: All the boys except him can solve this sum. All your examples show "except" as a preposition.
- As a preposition "except" goes with an objective case, so "except he" is definitely wrong.
- So 1 and 3 are OK, but without commas in 1: All the boys except him can solve this sum.
- All your examples show "except" as a preposition.
- As a conjunction it's more often followed by "that": "I would have bought the coat except it was too expensive".
- More usual: "I would have bought the coat except that it was too expensive".
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As a preposition "except" goes with an objective case, so "except he" is definitely wrong.
So 1 and 3 are OK, but without commas in 1: All the boys except him can solve this sum.
All your examples show "except" as a preposition.
As a conjunction it's more often followed by "that": "I would have bought the coat except it was too expensive". More usual: "I would ha
So 1 and 3 are OK, but without commas in 1: All the boys except him can solve this sum.
All your examples show "except" as a preposition.
As a conjunction it's more often followed by "that": "I would have bought the coat except it was too expensive". More usual: "I would ha
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Sir,
I am very confused with comma used with word "except" ,"as well as" ,"along with".
As you have already suggested that (1) is correct without comma.But in my text book comma has been used.
1. All the boys, except John, were present in the class.
Ram ,as well as Mohan, was present in the class.
Sita , along with her father, came to hospital.
I am very confused with comma used with word "except" ,"as well as" ,"along with".
As you have already suggested that (1) is correct without comma.But in my text book comma has been used.
1. All the boys, except John, were present in the class.
Ram ,as well as Mohan, was present in the class.
Sita , along with her father, came to hospital.
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So you are saying that in the examination you wrote, "All the boys, except John, were present in the class", and it was considered wrong?
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Sir,
I am afraid Iwrote it wrong.
IT was considered wrong "without" comma.
I wrote "All the boys except John were present in the class."
But teacher wanted it like "All the boys, except John, were present in the class."
Now I want to know that in such cases comma is required or not.
Thanks.
I am afraid Iwrote it wrong.
IT was considered wrong "without" comma.
I wrote "All the boys except John were present in the class."
But teacher wanted it like "All the boys, except John, were present in the class."
Now I want to know that in such cases comma is required or not.
Thanks.
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There are other moderators on the Forum who are much better at the rules of punctuation than I am. I have never heard of a rule which requires a prepositional phrase in that context to be set off by commas. Often commas are optional. This may be such a case. But it's hard to believe that the omission of commas in this case is wrong.
I hope another moderator can help you.
I hope another moderator can help you.
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