（1）except表示“除去，不包括”，強調所排除的“不包括在內”，一般表示同類之間的關係，常同nothing, all, none, nobody, any等不定代詞以及every連用。① The office is open every day except Sundays. 除了星期日這家公司每天都營業。② You can have any of the cakes except this one. 除了這塊蛋糕，你哪塊都能吃。③ She saw nothing except snow. 除了雪她什麼也沒看見。（2）except經常接名詞、代詞，也可接副詞，介詞短語，不帶to的不定式或從句等。例如：④ She looked everywhere except here. 除了這裡，她到處看。⑤ You may drop in at any time except at noon. 除了中午，你任何時候來都可以。⑥ She doesn’t do anything except sit and watch TV. 除了坐著看電視外，她什麼也不做。⑦ It was a good hotel except that it was rather noisy. 這家旅館還不錯，只可惜吵。⑧ He usually goes to work by bicycle except when it rains. 除了下雨的時候，他通常騎腳踏車去上班。（3）except for也表示“除…以外”，指對某種基本情況進行具體的細節方面的修正。它同except的區別是：except for後接的詞同句子中的整體詞（主語）不是同類的，指從整體中除去一個細節，一個方面；而except後接的詞同整體詞（主語）一般是同類，指在同類的整體中除去一個部分。例如:
All the buildings are excellent except this one.All the buildings are excellent except for their location或者All the buildings are excellent except that the place on which the buidings are built is not good. I can answer all the questions except for the last one.除了最後一題外,所有題目我都可以解答.Your writing is good except for a few grammar mistakes.除了幾處語法錯誤外,你的作文寫得很好.（4）當except用在句首時往往改用except for。例如:There was no single person in the dark street that night except a policeman on his duty.此句相當於:Except for apoliceman on his duty,there was no single person in the dark street that night.（5）作介詞用法時的except後可接多種情況的介詞短語。在這種情況下,except後的介詞是不可省去的,except加介詞的實際作用就相當於連詞加相關的從句。例如:1)The weather is fine today except in the northwest.此句相當於:The weather is fine today except that it is in the northwest.2)His mother never takes any exercise except on the dance floor.此句相當於:His mother never takes any exercise except that she has a dance on the floor.
（1）except表示“除去，不包括”，強調所排除的“不包括在內”，一般表示同類之間的關係，常同nothing, all, none, nobody, any等不定代詞以及every連用。① The office is open every day except Sundays. 除了星期日這家公司每天都營業。② You can have any of the cakes except this one. 除了這塊蛋糕，你哪塊都能吃。③ She saw nothing except snow. 除了雪她什麼也沒看見。（2）except經常接名詞、代詞，也可接副詞，介詞短語，不帶to的不定式或從句等。例如：④ She looked everywhere except here. 除了這裡，她到處看。⑤ You may drop in at any time except at noon. 除了中午，你任何時候來都可以。⑥ She doesn’t do anything except sit and watch TV. 除了坐著看電視外，她什麼也不做。⑦ It was a good hotel except that it was rather noisy. 這家旅館還不錯，只可惜吵。⑧ He usually goes to work by bicycle except when it rains. 除了下雨的時候，他通常騎腳踏車去上班。（3）except for也表示“除…以外”，指對某種基本情況進行具體的細節方面的修正。它同except的區別是：except for後接的詞同句子中的整體詞（主語）不是同類的，指從整體中除去一個細節，一個方面；而except後接的詞同整體詞（主語）一般是同類，指在同類的整體中除去一個部分。例如:
All the buildings are excellent except this one.All the buildings are excellent except for their location或者All the buildings are excellent except that the place on which the buidings are built is not good. I can answer all the questions except for the last one.除了最後一題外,所有題目我都可以解答.Your writing is good except for a few grammar mistakes.除了幾處語法錯誤外,你的作文寫得很好.（4）當except用在句首時往往改用except for。例如:There was no single person in the dark street that night except a policeman on his duty.此句相當於:Except for apoliceman on his duty,there was no single person in the dark street that night.（5）作介詞用法時的except後可接多種情況的介詞短語。在這種情況下,except後的介詞是不可省去的,except加介詞的實際作用就相當於連詞加相關的從句。例如:1)The weather is fine today except in the northwest.此句相當於:The weather is fine today except that it is in the northwest.2)His mother never takes any exercise except on the dance floor.此句相當於:His mother never takes any exercise except that she has a dance on the floor.