with the exception of
Advanced Chunks – Category 5

Meaning

Not including; apart from

Primary Function

Expressing exclusion

Communicative Purpose

To specify an exception

Pattern

with the exception of

Core Structure

with the exception of

Função primária

Expressing exclusion

Propósito comunicativo

To specify an exception

Situações de gatilho

Lists, rules, general statements

Contextos

Academic, professional, everyday

Padrão

with the exception of

Estrutura central

with the exception of

Slots de substituição

noun or pronoun referring to the excluded element(s)

Colocados típicos

  • all
  • everyone
  • everything
  • most
  • every

Substituições comuns

  • except for
  • aside from
  • barring

Erros comuns

with exception of (missing article)

Similar / contraste

aside from, save for (formal)

Interferências

Not 'with the except of'.

Família do chunk

  • aside from
  • save for
  • not counting

Nuance

Formal to neutral; a bit wordy.

Efeito pragmático

Explicit about exclusions.

Dica de memória

with the exception

Nota

This chunk is used to specify an exception in a formal or neutral context. It is often used in academic, professional, and everyday settings to clarify exclusions in lists, rules, or general statements.

Upgrade path

except → apart from → with the notable exception of

Frequência: HighFormulaicidade: FixedTipo de construção: Lexical bundle (prepositional phrase)Prioridade de aquisição: UnknownPrioridade de output: BothTag de espaçamento: Immediate

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