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Yzh1978 Posted 12 years ago
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Except

We workd for 4 hours expcept for about five minuates when we stopped to talk.
I think the right order should be : We worked for 4 hours except when we stopped to talk about five minuates .
The except is a conjuncation here ,am I right?
Thank you!
  

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yzh1978 think the right order should be : We worked for 4 hours except when we stopped to talk about five minuates . The original is also in a right order; though it has a lot of spelling mistakes, it is clearer than your version, I think. yzh1978 he except is a conjuncation here ,am I right?

  • yzh1978 think the right order should be : We worked for 4 hours except when we stopped to talk about five minuates .
  • The original is also in a right order; though it has a lot of spelling mistakes, it is clearer than your version, I think.
  • yzh1978 he except is a conjuncation here ,am I right?
  • I don't think so.
  • To me it appears to be a preposition with a clause for an object.
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yzh1978 think the right order should be : We worked for 4 hours except when we stopped to talk about five minuates .
The original is also in a right order; though it has a lot of spelling mistakes, it is clearer than your version, I think.
yzh1978he except is a conjuncation here ,am I right?
I don't think so. To me it appea

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