except and except for etc.

[jiang]

Dear teachers,

I have three questions to ask:

No.1
We have covered all the issues except one. My question is: Can I use 'except for one' instead of 'except one'?

No.2
The police stood on the side of the demonstrators.
I know I can say ' to be behind sb' which means 'in a role of suporting'. Could you please tell me if 'to stand behind sb' bear the same meaning with ' to be behind'. The only thing I see improper is that all the examples are 'to be behind'. But if I use 'stand' as a link verb does it work?

No.3
We were origianlly ordered to ________the enemylines before sundown.
a. break through b. slip through
The key is 'a'. No problem and 'to break through the enemylines' seems to be a set collocation. My question is: Can I choose 'b' which means to 'pass through the enemylines quietly'?

Looking forward to hearing from you.
Thankk you in advance.

Jiang

[MikeNewYork]

Dear teachers,

I have three questions to ask:

No.1
We have covered all the issues except one. My question is: Can I use 'except for one' instead of 'except one'?

No.2
The police stood on the side of the demonstrators.
I know I can say ' to be behind sb' which means 'in a role of suporting'. Could you please tell me if 'to stand behind sb' bear the same meaning with ' to be behind'. The only thing I see improper is that all the examples are 'to be behind'. But if I use 'stand' as a link verb does it work?

No.3
We were origianlly ordered to ________the enemylines before sundown.
a. break through b. slip through
The key is 'a'. No problem and 'to break through the enemylines' seems to be a set collocation. My question is: Can I choose 'b' which means to 'pass through the enemylines quietly'?

Looking forward to hearing from you.
Thankk you in advance.

Jiang

1. Yes.

2. Yes, "to be behind" and "to stand behind" can both mean to support. However, all three expressions, including "stood on the side" can refer to physical position. That meakes the meaning unclear. If you want to indicate that the police supported the demonstrators, use "supportrd".

3. Once again, both are correct.

[jiang]

Dear Mike,

Thank you very much for your explanation. Now I understand all of them.
No.2 is a multiple choice exercise. It is like this:

The police stood ________ the demonstrators.
a. on the side of b. behind
The key is 'a'. And I was wondering if 'b' is also correct. That's why I asked if 'b' is correct. Now I see both are correct and the better word in this sentence should be 'supported'.

Have a nice weekend.

Jiang

1. Yes.

2. Yes, "to be behind" and "to stand behind" can both mean to support. However, all three expressions, including "stood on the side" can refer to physical position. That meakes the meaning unclear. If you want to indicate that the police supported the demonstrators, use "supportrd".

3. Once again, both are correct.

[RonBee]

You could say that the police stood behind the demonstrators or that they stood to the side of the demonstrators.

(Slipped behind enemy lines is probably more usual.)

~R

[Humble]

Hi, Jiang,
Here's some additional info.

1. Except and except for are interchangeable if they follow all, whole, any-(-thing, -body etc)..., every-..., no.-..
She cleaned all the house except/except for the kitchen.

2. Only except can be followed by prepositions or conjunctions.
It's the same everywhere except in Kabul.
Jimmy is a nice kid except when he's at school.

3. Only except for can stand at the beginning.
Except for some typos your essay is good.

Regards

[jiang]

Dear RonBee,
Thank you very much for your explanation. Now I see.

Have a nice weekend.
Jiang

You could say that the police stood behind the demonstrators or that they stood to the side of the demonstrators.

(Slipped behind enemy lines is probably more usual.)

~R

[jiang]

Dear Humble,

Thank you very much for your information. Now I see.

Have a nice weekend.

Jiang

Hi, Jiang,
Here's some additional info.

1. Except and except for are interchangeable if they follow all, whole, any-(-thing, -body etc)..., every-..., no.-..
She cleaned all the house except/except for the kitchen.

2. Only except can be followed by prepositions or conjunctions.
It's the same everywhere except in Kabul.
Jimmy is a nice kid except when he's at school.

3. Only except for can stand at the beginning.
Except for some typos your essay is good.

Regards

[MikeNewYork]

Dear Mike,

Thank you very much for your explanation. Now I understand all of them.
No.2 is a multiple choice exercise. It is like this:

The police stood ________ the demonstrators.
a. on the side of b. behind
The key is 'a'. And I was wondering if 'b' is also correct. That's why I asked if 'b' is correct. Now I see both are correct and the better word in this sentence should be 'supported'.

Have a nice weekend.

Jiang

Yes B is correct. "Supported" is better if that is the intended meaning.

[jiang]

Dear Mike,
Thank you very much for your explanation. Now I see both 'a' and 'b' are correct.

Jiang

Yes B is correct. "Supported" is better if that is the intended meaning.

[MikeNewYork]

Dear Mike,
Thank you very much for your explanation. Now I see both 'a' and 'b' are correct.

Jiang

You're welcome.