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LATO Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Except vs except for

How are these two different?

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Briefly, Swan's Practical English Usage says this: 1-- We use except with or without for after general statements, especially after generalizing words like all, every, no, everything, anybody, nowhere, whole , etc. 2-- In other cases we usually use except for . 3-- We use except , not except for , before prepositions, conjunctions and infinitive verbs.

  • Briefly, Swan's Practical English Usage says this: 1-- We use except with or without for after general statements, especially after generalizing words like all, every, no, everything, anybody, nowhere, whole , etc.
  • 2-- In other cases we usually use except for .
  • 3-- We use except , not except for , before prepositions, conjunctions and infinitive verbs.
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Briefly, Swan's Practical English Usage says this:

1-- We use except with or without for after general statements, especially after generalizing words like all, every, no, everything, anybody, nowhere, whole, etc.

2-- In other cases we usually use except for.

3-- We use except, not except fo

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