Accept vs Except

Accept vs Except

Remember that accept is a verb,but except is a preposition.

Accept is an action word. It describes what a person does:

“  Meredith decided to accept the new cell phone plan that the company offered her.  It was a gooddeal!”



( What did Meredith do? She took the plan offered by the cell phone company.)

Except

It Modifies (describes it or restricts the meaning of) the sentence.

         

“ Everyone except Oscar thought the play was excellent.”  

   


( Everyone other than Oscar thought the play was excellent. Everyone else thought it was excellent , but Oscar did not.)

We've seen that even though these words sound the same,their meaning and use are different. Now you've got it!

Exercises :

Fill in the blank with either accept or except.

1.The whole army is out of step _______________ Fred.

2.I'll _______________ no money from that cheapskate.

3.Please _______________ this pot of Mama's chicken soup.

4.It will cure anything _______________ flat feet.

5.Rip could do anything _______________ make money.

6.I had to _______________ their negative evaluation.

7.All the girls went to the game _______________ Mary.

8.Howard could not _______________ the job.

Have a good time!