关于except的用法

except用于表示同类事物之间的关系,其意为"除……以外"、"除去".
1. except后面可接名词、代词、动词、副词、介词短语和从句等.如： We have an English lesson every day except Sunday. 除星期天外,我们每天有一堂英语课.(接名词)
They all went to the park last Sunday except him. 除了他以外,上星期天他们都去公园了.(接代词)
Every day Mary does nothing except watch TV. 每天玛丽除了看电视以外什么都不干.(except后接动词时,一般为带to的动词不定式.但如果except前面有谓语动词do或其相应形式时,后面通常接省略to的动词不定式.如此句.) He always goes to work by bike except recently. 除最近外,他一般都骑自行车上班.(接副词)
After breakfast the students went nowhere except to school. 吃完早餐,学生们除了上学就不到别处去了.(接介词短语)
My father usually goes to work by bike except when it rains. 除下雨天外,我爸爸通常骑自行车上班.(接从句)
2. except常用在all, whole, any, every, no等词,及anything, anybody, anyone, everything, everybody, everyone等不定代词之后.如：
She ate everything on the plate except the carrots.除胡萝卜外她把盘子里的东西都吃了.
I've cleaned all the rooms except the toilet. 除了厕所,我清扫了所有房间.