Tuesday, February 28 ~ Accept vs. Except

QUIZ - Roots - Today

REMINDERS

• Tomorrow report to the theater.

GRAMMAR - Confused Words - Accept vs. except

Accept and Except

There is often confusion over the words accept and except. They sound similar, but their meanings are very different.

Accept

To accept is a verb. It has several meanings:

To hold something as true.

• The officer accepts your point and has decided to let you off with a caution. 
• I accept she may have been tired, but that's still no excuse. 

To receive something willingly.

• I accept this award on behalf of the whole cast. 
• Do you accept dogs in your hotel? 
• Please accept my resignation. I don't want to belong to any club that will accept me as a member.  (Groucho Marx)

To answer yes (especially to an invitation).

• The minister would love to accept the invitation to your ball, but she has a prior engagement. 

Except

The word except is most commonly seen as a preposition. However, it can also be used a conjunction and very occasionally as a verb.

Except as a preposition means apart from, not including, or excluding.

For example:

• I can resist everything except temptation. (Oscar Wilde)
• I have nothing to declare except my genius. (Oscar Wilde)
• Marge, don't discourage the boy! Weaseling out of things is important to learn. It's what separates us from the animals...except the weasel. (Homer Simpson)

Except as a conjunction means but or 'if not the fact that'.

For example:

• I would go swimming, except I am scared of big fish. 

Practice:

1. After Ms. B wrote the referral, I had no choice but to (accept/except) the consequences.
2. Everyone read (their, there, they're) weekend homework, (accept, except) one student.
3. (Accept/Except) for his messy hair, he is a very handsome young man.
4. All of the actors, (accept/except) one, were very gracious when (accepting/excepting) the award.
5. I was more than willing to (accept/except) the very expensive watch.

JULIUS CAESAR - Act V Scenes III & IV

West class...click here for your lesson. 
Bridgette - Journal 31

ACT V, SCENE III.
1. What horrible mistake does Cassius make? What is the outcome of this mistake?
2. What is Titinius's reaction to Cassius's actions?
3. What is Brutus's response to Cassius's and Titinius's actions?

ACT V, SCENE IV.
4. What role does Lucilius take upon himself? What was Antony's response to his masquerade?

HOMEWORK

• Read Act V Scenes III & IV 
• Journals