Sentence Correction

beemzet wrote:Hi guys, how are you all doing?

Could you tell me when to use "except" as compared to "except for". Some examples would be great.

Thanx,

in the context of the gmat, i would generally choose plain old except, because it's more concise. i'm not sure i've ever seen a formal pronouncement on the issue, though.

there are some instances in which except must be followed by some preposition, in order to properly introduce some clause - but even in most of those cases, there's a better preposition than for. here's one example:

not as good: he was the perfect employee in every way except for that he always showed up late.
better: he was the perfect employee in every way except in that he always showed up late.