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Proper Grammar and Word Choice

 
 
Reply Fri 8 Dec, 2017 01:19 pm
Which is correct:
The cabinetry was installed with the exception of five.
or
The cabinetry was installed with the exception of five of them.
or
All cabinetry was installed with the exception of five.
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InfraBlue
 
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Reply Fri 8 Dec, 2017 02:00 pm
@dabbadabba,
They're all correct. The first one is the best.
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layman
 
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Reply Fri 8 Dec, 2017 02:05 pm
@dabbadabba,
dabbadabba wrote:

Which is correct:
The cabinetry was installed with the exception of five.
or
The cabinetry was installed with the exception of five of them.
or
All cabinetry was installed with the exception of five.


They are all somewhat awkward, I think, because "cabinetry" is a colletive singular and numbers greater than one aint. It's five cabinets, not cabinetry, that are still uninstalled. Better would be:

All but five cabinets were installed.
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