except
part of speech
preposition, conjunction (except); verb (except — rare, formal)
meaning for a pupil
1) Except means not including; leaving out. «Everyone except Tom went» means Tom did not go. tree →
2) Except that means but, apart from the fact that: «I'd come, except that I'm ill». tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In these old texts it often means "unless", as in "except your youngest brother come". In the primary lessons: takes one part out of a group: «all except 3» means the group minus 3; in everyday life: «open every day except Sunday», «all except one»; in grammar: «except» leaves out, «accept» means to take what is offered; phrases: «except for», «except that», «everyone except»
examples
- For except we had lingered, surely we had now returned a second time.' (Torah GEN.43.10, JPS 1917) tree →
- Hereby ye shall be proved, as Pharaoh liveth, ye shall not go forth hence, except your youngest brother come hither. (Torah GEN.42.15, JPS 1917) tree →
- And I know that the king of Egypt will not give you leave to go, except by a mighty hand. (Torah EXO.3.19, JPS 1917) tree →
- And who is a Rock, except our God? (Writings PSA.18.32, JPS 1917) tree →
- Will two walk together, except they have agreed? (Prophets AMO.3.3, JPS 1917) tree →
- They can do nought except crouch under the captives, and fall under the slain. (Prophets ISA.10.4, JPS 1917) tree →
- All except 4 of the 30 children went on the trip. tree →
- She ate all the sweets except 5. tree →
- Every day except Sunday he runs 3 km. tree →
- All the boxes except one are full. tree →
- The shop is open every day except Monday. tree →
- Everyone came to the party except Ali, who was ill. tree →
- I like all fruits except bananas. tree →
- The room was silent except for the ticking clock. tree →
- All children, except one, grow up. tree →
note
Points to taking away: «all except n» = total − n. Trap: «all except 5 left» means 5 stayed, so the answer may be 5, not total − 5; read what is asked. Trap: «every day except Sunday» is 6 days a week. Do not confuse «except» (leave out) with «accept» (take, agree).
In the corpora
- Hereby ye shall be proved, as Pharaoh liveth, ye shall not go forth hence, except your youngest brother come hither.
- For except we had lingered, surely we had now returned a second time.'
- And thou saidst unto thy servants: Except your youngest brother come down with you, ye shall see my face no more.
- And I know that the king of Egypt will not give you leave to go, except by a mighty hand.
- They can do nought except crouch under the captives, and fall under the slain.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «except» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.