Mauritius was a British colony for almost 200 years, excepting for the domains of administration and
teaching, the English language was never really spoken on the island.
(A) excepting for
(B) except in
(C) but except in
(D) but excepting for
(E) with the exception of
OA is C
My question is the first sentence Mauritius .... 200 years is an independent clause and the third sentence The english ..... the island is also an independent clause. Now if I am putting but in the middle clause how does it not make the third sentence a comma splice.
Can someone shed some light please?
teaching, the English language was never really spoken on the island.
(A) excepting for
(B) except in
(C) but except in
(D) but excepting for
(E) with the exception of
OA is C
My question is the first sentence Mauritius .... 200 years is an independent clause and the third sentence The english ..... the island is also an independent clause. Now if I am putting but in the middle clause how does it not make the third sentence a comma splice.
Can someone shed some light please?
