张道真编《现代英语用法词典》(外研社, p. 1258)说, that从句可以用在个别介词之后，并列举了下面的例句：
She had no idea where Cork Street was, except that it was near Bond Street. (Galsworthy) In the United States, a very special situation exists in that the Negro people have reached the stage of actually becoming a nation. (Foster)
请问 except that 和 in that 是介词 + that 从句结构吗?
现代语言学家们认为, except that, in that, save that, but that 是复合从属连词 (complex subordinators), 而不是介词 + that 从句结构, 见 but that。R. Quirk 等人曾明确指出, 不与 that 从句连用, 乃是介词的标准之一。
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This suit fits me well except that the trousers are too long. (JED) 这套衣服很适合我，只是裤子太长。
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He is a good student except that he is occasionally careless. (Eckersley) 他是个好学生，只是偶尔有些粗心。
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He has no special fault except he smokes too much. (Lewis) 除吸烟太重之外,他没有什么严重的缺点。
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His account is correct, except that some details are omitted. 除了一些细节未提到之外，他的叙述是正确的。
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“How was the concert?” “Fine, except that we arrived terribly late.” (TOEFL) “音乐会怎么样?”“很好，只是我们到得太晚了。”
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Rémy didn't give a damn about the Grail, except that the Teacher refused to pay him until it was found. (Dan Brown, The Da Vinci Code) 雷米对圣杯并无什么怨恨，只是如果不能找到它，教主就拒绝给他报酬。(《达·芬奇密码》)
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But it's not true and I don't [know] what else to say except it's sad to me. (Hillary, Living History) 但是, 那不是事实, 除了说这让我感到很难过之外, 我不知道还能说些什么。
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The graduation ceremony of the Sidwell Friends Class of 1997 was much like any other, except that the President of the United States gave the commencement address. (Hillary, Living History) 西德维尔之友中学 1997 年毕业典礼与过去并无二致，所不同的只是典礼致辞者乃当今美国总统。