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I've cleaned all the rooms except (for) the bathroom.
I've cleaned the whole house except (for) the bathroom.
I've cleaned the house except for the bathroom.
(NOT ... exeeptihe-bathroonm-)
We're all here except (for) John and Mary.
Except for John and Mary, we're all here.
(NOT ExeeptdohrandMary, ...)

2 Weuse except, not except for, before prepositions and conjunctions.
It’s the same everywhere except in Scotland.
She's beautiful except when she smiles.

120 exclamations

1. With how (rather formal)

how + adjective
Strawberries! How nice!

[ how + adjective/adverb + subject + verb |

How cold it is!(NOT Hew-tis cord?!)
How beautifully you sing! (NOT Hew yet sing beautifully)
how + subject + verb
How you've grown!

2 With what

| what a/an (+ adjective) + singular countable noun |

What a rude man!(NOT Whatrude-man?+)
What nice dress!(NOT What niee-dresst)
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What a surprise!

| what (+ adjective) + uncountable/plural noun
|

What beautiful weather!(NOT Whatabeautifutweathert!)
What lovely flowers!
3 Negative questions
isn’t the weather nice!
Hasn't she grown!
In American English, ordinary (non-negative) question forms are often
used in exclamations.
Amlhungry! Did she make a mistake!