phrase (relative clause) · academic

all of whom + V

Band 5-6task2speaking

used to state that every person in a previously mentioned group has a certain quality or did something

Examples

“They interviewed eight applicants, all of whom had advanced degrees.”

“The project involved six volunteers, all of whom contributed significantly.”

“We visited three villages, all of whom welcomed us warmly.”

Band 8 sentence

“The survey sampled 1,000 participants, all of whom reported improvements in their wellbeing.”

Collocations

  • all of whom were
  • all of whom contributed

Word family

all who phrase (informal)all of them phrase

Common mistakes

all whom→all of whom

all of which→all of whom

Say it for a higher band

5all of them→6all who→7+all of whom + V

Synonyms

all of them

Easily confused

all of whom vs all who

“They selected six finalists, all of whom demonstrated strong communication skills.”

Related words

defining vs non-defining relative clauses (use of commas and that/which/who), who + Vthe + superlative + N + (that) + S + Veach of whom + V, which is why + S + VIndefinite pronouns + who/that + V (someone/anyone/anything + who/that)the majority of + N + who + Vthose who + V

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