Grammar Prepositions – Lesson Thirty – Except Preposition
In this grammar lesson, you learn about Except preposition in English and how to use it in your English conversation and writing.Below, you will see the except preposition examples, that include how you use this preposition in a sentence. Just follow those examples and write them down a few times to learn them very well. After finishing this lesson, you should work on its quiz.
Previous Grammar Preposition
In our previous grammar preposition lesson, we covered the During Preposition If you just landed on this page, we suggest that you complete our previous lesson including its quizzes before continuing on this lesson.
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How to Use Except
Follow below examples to see how to use except preposition in sentences.
1. He likes to play all sports except soccer.
(except = but not. He doesn’t like to play soccer.)
2. Except for when it snows, they spend a lot of time outdoors.
Note: This example uses “except” as a conjunction.
3. Normally, I eat healthy food except for donuts.
4. Except for his keyboarding skills, he’s pretty good at using a computer.
5. I remembered to bring everything today except my keys. I forgot them at home.
6. The mail is picked up from this mailbox every day except Sunday.
7. He gets along with everyone except his wife.
(He doesn’t get along with his wife.)
8. She gets along with everyone except her husband.
(She doesn’t get along with her husband.)
9. This soup tastes good–except it needs salt.
(The soup doesn’t have any salt in it.)
*This example uses “except” as a conjunction. A clause, “it needs salt” follows “except.”
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Next Grammar Preposition
In our next grammar preposition lesson, we will cover the For Preposition Before moving to the next lesson, we suggest that you complete this lesson including its quizzes.
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