Except for you and I, everyone carriedtheir books in a satchel to school.
Option Elimination -
A. Except for you and I, everyone carried their - as an object for the preposition "except for" we need the objective case "me" and not the subjective case "I." "they're" is ok even when "everyone" is a singular indefinite pronoun. GMAT is ok with the plural pronoun to refer to possessive case for such indefinite pronouns.
B. Except for you and me, everyone had carried their - There is only one action. No need to use the past perfect.
C. Excepting for you and I, everyone carried their - same issue of "I." ING "Excepting" should modify the noun that follows the comma, which is actually not. We need "except for" which introduces a prepositional phrase that is adverbial and modifies the subsequent clause.
D. With the exception of you and I, everyone carried his - the same issue of "I."
E. Except
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Option Elimination -
A. Except for you and I, everyone carried their - as an object for the preposition "except for" we need the objective case "me" and not the subjective case "I." "they're" is ok even when "everyone" is a singular indefinite pronoun. GMAT is ok with the plural pronoun to refer to possessive case for such indefinite pronouns.
B. Except for you and me, everyone had carried their - There is only one action. No need to use the past perfect.
C. Excepting for you and I, everyone carried their - same issue of "I." ING "Excepting" should modify the noun that follows the comma, which is actually not. We need "except for" which introduces a prepositional phrase that is adverbial and modifies the subsequent clause.
D. With the exception of you and I, everyone carried his - the same issue of "I."
E. Except
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