Which sentence uses the word 'except' or 'accept' CORRECTLY?
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AAll officers except their duties with professionalism.
BThe sergeant will not accept no excuses for late reports.
CThe inspector accepted all submitted reports except the one with missing information.
DAll recruits accept the one on leave passed the assessment.
✓ Correct answer: C. The inspector accepted all submitted reports except the one with missing information.Option C is correct: 'accepted' (received/agreed to, past tense of 'accept') and 'except' (excluding) are both used correctly. Option A should use 'accept'; option B is grammatically awkward but 'accept' is correctly used (however the double negative makes it awkward); option D should use 'except.'
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