[求助]GWD17-Q12

12. GWD17-Q12:

Mauritius was a British colony for almost 200 years, excepting for the domains of administration and teaching, the English language was never really spoken on the island.

A.     excepting for

B.      except in

C.     but except in

D.     but excepting for

E.      with the exception of

 答案是C，为啥except不是过去时？？

MM什么意思？

在GMAT考试中except一般都是作为介词使用，没有很明显的逻辑主语的。

eg：We go there every day except Sunday。。

那么这里我们需要分析的是这是2个句子，肯定有连词的，那么在C和D中选择。。

这里说的是在教学和管理领域中，那么一般都是用in。。

所以选C。。

SENTENSE 1 Mauritius was a British colony for almost 200 years, excepting for the domains of administration and teaching,

SENTENSE 2  the English language was never really spoken on the island.

SO but as a conj. is necessary, normally it's position should before the English