Except for a concert performance that the composer himself staged in 1911, Scott Joplin's opera Treemonisha was not produced until 1972, sixty-one years after its completion.
A) Except for a concert performance that the composer himself staged
B) Except for a concert performance with the composer himself staging it
C) Besides a concert performance being staged by the composer himself
D) Excepting a concert performance that the composer himself staged
E) With the exception of a concert performance with the staging done by the composer himself
OA A
Hi Experts ,
Please advise that what's wrong with optionD?
Please explain.
Many thanks in advance.
SJ
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This is an idiomatic issue. See the usage note on https://dictionary.reference.com/browse/excepting
The use of excepting is considered by many people to be acceptable only after not, only, or without. Elsewhere except is preferred: every country agreed to the proposal except (not excepting) Spain; he was well again except for (not excepting) a slight pain in his chest
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https://www.beatthegmat.com/except-for-a ... 85178.htmlaflaam wrote:What is wrong with C and E?
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