Rule reminder

Exceptive clauses in Italian: 'a meno che non' / 'tranne che non' / 'salvo che non' / 'eccetto che non' + subjunctive; 'se non' + indicative (colloquial); 'fuorché' / 'tranne' / 'salvo' + noun/infinitive; 'salvo diversa indicazione' / 'fatte salve' (legal nominal forms). Sequence of tenses applies: main clause present/future → subjunctive present; main clause conditional/past → subjunctive imperfect or pluperfect.