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Besides, except and apart from

/ bɪˈsʌɪdz ɪkˈsɛpt ənd əˈpɑːt frɒm /

Besides, except and apart from sometimes made confusion and question where to use or how to use.

 

Besides usually make additional point to something.

Example

Besides Rock and Roll music, I also like Punk Rock music.
Besides PHP, we have to learn HTML and CSS.

 

Except is used when something need to be prevent from being included.

Example

He can play all musical instruments except the quitar.

 

Apart from on the other hand, can be used in both senses.

Apart from Rock and Roll music, I also like Punk Rock music.
He can play all musical instruments apart from the quitar.

Collective nouns

Group words or collective nouns take a singular verb if you are talking of the group as a whole. They take a plural verb if you are talking about the individual members of the group.

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Change of tense

The first verb in a sentence establishes the tense of any verb that comes later. If you begin writing in the past, don’t change to the present. Similarly, if you begin writing in the present, don’t change to the past.

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