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Except/Excepting veritas SC

by mundasingh123 » Thu Oct 06, 2011 8:16 am
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whats wrong with E ?
isnt excepting used to single out positive exceptions
https://dictionary.reference.com/browse/excepting
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by mirantdon » Thu Oct 06, 2011 8:35 am
I guess it has usage issues :-)

usage: The use of excepting is considered by many people to be acceptable only after not, only, or without. Elsewhere except is preferred
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by Neo Anderson » Thu Oct 06, 2011 8:43 am
IMO: either it has to be 'but excepting' or 'but except for'. it cant be 'excepting for' or ' but excepting for'
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by mundasingh123 » Thu Oct 06, 2011 8:46 am
mirantdon wrote:I guess it has usage issues :-)

usage: The use of excepting is considered by many people to be acceptable only after not, only, or without. Elsewhere except is preferred
i did come across an sc where excepting was the oa
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by mundasingh123 » Thu Oct 06, 2011 8:51 am
does this sc revolve around meaning or idiom
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by GMATGuruNY » Mon Jan 16, 2012 9:15 am
Detroit was a French military post for its first 75 years, excepting for the minor influence of the few residing soldiers, French language, culture, and cuisine were never particulary prevalent in the city.

A. excepting for
B. except for
C. but except for
D. with the exception of
E. but excepting for
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The two clauses here -- Detroit was a French military post and French language, culture and cuisine were never particularly prevalent -- cannot be connected by a preposition such as excepting (in A), except (in B), or with (in D). Eliminate A, B and D.

In E, excepting for is unidiomatic. Eliminate E.

The correct answer is C.

Excepting generally is used to exclude something or someone from a NEGATIVE statement: None of the boys, excepting Mark, attended the party. I would be skeptical of an answer choice that includes excepting.
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