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I ordered the sort of dessert that no one except her could finish.

Should her be she because the person is doing an action instead of serving as an object or being done on?

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    Yes, her is the object of the preposition except.
    – Santi Santichaivekin
    Aug 24, 2014 at 6:11

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I ordered the sort of dessert that no one except her could finish.

except her is a prepositional phrase, so you should use her. It would be similar to writing but her.

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