Từ và cách dùng
except
/ɪksˈɛpt/
used when saying that a statement does not include a particular person or thing.
Study note
Grammar Except and except for mean the same thing. You can use except for and except in at the beginning of a sentence. Otherwise, except does not come at the beginning of a sentence.
Ví dụ
5 câu- 01
The office is open every day except Sundays.
- 02
Most of the critics liked the play, except for one critic on the Los Angeles Times.
- 03
Except for a few years in the early sixties and seventies, inflation has been a continuing feature of American life since World War II.
- 04
The area looks very much like the state of Iowa, except that it is surrounded by beautiful snow-covered mountains.
- 05
Except in an emergency, these doors must remain closed.