Question

What is the difference between except and except for

Answer 1

两者都有"去除，除去"的意思

Except后排除的内容与主语往往是同一类的，而 except for后排除的内容与主语往往不是同一类

例; All the buildings are excellent except this one.

     All the buildings are excellent except for their location.

Except 可以说是从一个整体中除去一部分，

例：She looked everywhere except here.

Except for指总体是好的，除了后面的瑕疵

例：Your writing is good except for a few grammer mistakes.

Answer 2

except 后加与前面的同类，except for 加不同类

Answer 3

except后面接的主语一般是同一类的，在同类的整体中除去一部分。比如：All the buildings are excellent except this one.

except for后面接的主语不是同一类的。比如：All the buildings are excellent except for their location.