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Inchoateknowledge Posted 20 years ago
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The museum is open daily except Monday(s).Preposition?
The government has few options except to keep interest rates high. Conjunction?
It's cool and quiet everywhere except in the kitchen. Preposition?
Everyone was there except for Sally.Preposition
There is nothing to indicate the building's past, except for the fireplace. Preposition
There was nothing interesting to do except sit around... . Preposition?
Let us take these sentences:
1 There was nothing interesting to do except sit around.
sit around (phrasal verb) is the object of the preposition -- should it not be a noun (sitting around = gerund) regarding its lexical function?
2 Everyone was there except for Sally. Preposition
The prep is "except for"?
The museum is open daily except Monday(s).Preposition?
The government has few options except to keep interest rates high. Conjunction?
It's cool and quiet everywhere except in the kitchen. Preposition?
Everyone was there except for Sally.Preposition
There is nothing to indicate the building's past, except for the fireplace. Preposition
There was nothing interesting to do except sit around... . Preposition?
Let us take these sentences:
1 There was nothing interesting to do except sit around.
sit around (phrasal verb) is the object of the preposition -- should it not be a noun (sitting around = gerund) regarding its lexical function?
2 Everyone was there except for Sally. Preposition
The prep is "except for"?
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Preposition? Yes The government has few options except to keep interest rates high. Conjunction?
- Preposition?
- Yes The government has few options except to keep interest rates high.
- Conjunction?
- No, preposition.
- except (as conjuction) = unless ( to keep interest rates high is an option, not a sentence or part of it) The government has to keep interest rates high except they decide otherwise.
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The museum is open daily except Monday(s).Preposition? Yes
The government has few options except to keep interest rates high. Conjunction? No, preposition. except (as conjuction) = unless (to keep interest rates high is an option, not a sentence or part of it)
The museum is open daily except Monday(s).Preposition? Yes
The government has few options except to keep interest rates high. Conjunction? No, preposition. except (as conjuction) = unless (to keep interest rates high is an option, not a sentence or part of it)
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