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<h1>except</h1>

<h2>Purpose</h2>

<p>Enables an _xWILD element to have exceptions to a <span style="font-style: italic;">match</span> 
 or <span style="font-style: italic;">fail</span> list.</p>

<h2>Remarks</h2>

<p><span style="font-weight: bold;">except</span> can be used with _xWILD 
 rule elements on the right-hand side of a rule. <!--kadov_tag{{<spaces>}}-->&nbsp;<!--kadov_tag{{</spaces>}}-->It 
 must be accompanied by a single <span style="font-weight: bold;">match</span> 
 or <span style="font-weight: bold;">fail</span> list.</p>

<p>Match and fail cannot occur in the same rule element, or the logic would 
 become murky. <!--kadov_tag{{<spaces>}}-->&nbsp;<!--kadov_tag{{</spaces>}}-->With 
 the except modifier, match and fail are dominant, and except provides 
 a list of exceptions.</p>

<h2>Example</h2>

<p># The rule below enables looking &quot;inside&quot; or &quot;underneath&quot; 
 a node (with the <span style="font-weight: bold;">s</span> singlet modifier) 
 for _noun, but prevents an _np from being reduced to<br>
# an _np.<br>
@RULES<br>
_np &lt;- <!--kadov_tag{{<spaces>}}-->&nbsp;&nbsp;<!--kadov_tag{{</spaces>}}-->_xWILD 
 [s one match=(_noun) except=(_np)] @@</p>

<h2>See Also</h2>

<p><a href="NLP_PP_Stuff/Phrase_element_modifiers.htm">Phrase Element Modifiers</a></p>

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