No one came except Khālid. This is an incomplete negative exception; Khālidun is the nominative subject required by the verb, not an accusative exception.
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Case 8: Incomplete Negative Exception
Advanced Parsing Workshop: Integrated Grammar
No one came except Khālid. This is an incomplete negative exception; Khālidun is the nominative subject required by the verb, not an accusative exception.