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15 Aug 2016, 11:21
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I wonder we should use "except" or "but except".
For example, in OG16
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
The answer is C
However, in Gmatclub free test
The university library offers most of the resources Ronald will need; except for Spanish translations of certain books, which he will have to request from a neighboring university.
(A)need; except for Spanish translations of certain books, which he
(B)need, except for Spanish translations of certain books, which he
(C)need, accept for Spanish translations of certain books, which he
(D)need, with the exception of certain Spanish translations of books which he
(E)need, but there are few books in Spanish which he
Answer is B >> why the answer of this one is not A ?
Thank you in advance!
For example, in OG16
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
The answer is C
However, in Gmatclub free test
The university library offers most of the resources Ronald will need; except for Spanish translations of certain books, which he will have to request from a neighboring university.
(A)need; except for Spanish translations of certain books, which he
(B)need, except for Spanish translations of certain books, which he
(C)need, accept for Spanish translations of certain books, which he
(D)need, with the exception of certain Spanish translations of books which he
(E)need, but there are few books in Spanish which he
Answer is B >> why the answer of this one is not A ?
Thank you in advance!
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15 Aug 2016, 16:21
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The second statement's correct answer is B because A is a sentence fragment with a semicolon. The second part of the sentence can not stand by itself.
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These are two very different questions but for the first one we need to have "but" to establish contrast.
The intent is to demonstrate a paradox, it's a British colony however aside from X and Y, they don't speak English.
Eccepting is not even a word so that's how I would narrow that down.
The reason is incorrect is because of the semicolon. The semicolon is only appropriate when a period would also work. That's not the case here, it would not be a complete sentence if you put a period in place of this semicolon with A.
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The intent is to demonstrate a paradox, it's a British colony however aside from X and Y, they don't speak English.
Eccepting is not even a word so that's how I would narrow that down.
The reason is incorrect is because of the semicolon. The semicolon is only appropriate when a period would also work. That's not the case here, it would not be a complete sentence if you put a period in place of this semicolon with A.
Farrell Dyan Hehn, MBA
Admissions Consultant & Verbal Strategist MBAPrepCoach.com
