with the exception of sb/sth
prep. phr..prep. phr.. you use this to point out the only person or thing that is not included in a general statement.
prep. phr.. a complex prepositional phrase used to introduce an exclusion from a general category or statement; functions as a formal alternative to 'except for'.
Everyone was invited, with the exception of Mark.
The museum is open every day of the week with the exception of public holidays.
The research team concluded that the hypothesis held true in every trial, with the exception of the final controlled experiment conducted in December.
highly formal and typically used in writing or professional speech rather than casual conversation.
encourage students to use this in formal essays to replace the more common 'except for' or 'but'; highlight that 'sb/sth' represents the noun phrase that follows.
With the exception for the rain, it was a good day.With the exception of the rain, it was a good day.the phrase is fixed with the preposition 'of'; using 'for' is a common confusion with the synonym 'except for'.