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#1 (permalink) Mon Apr 10, 2006 15:24 pm The exception with except

Our teachers except Ali is or are..... Ali except our teachers is or are..... Ali except John is or are.... Which one is true? Thank you..

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mrdmrd wrote:

Our teachers except Ali is or are.....
Ali except our teachers is or are.....
Ali except John is or are....
Which one is true? Thank you..

Only the first sentence makes sense, since 'except' means 'not including':

Our teachers, except Ali, are...

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