phrase (relative clause) · formal
most of whom + V
used to indicate that the majority of people in a previously mentioned group have a certain characteristic or did something
Examples
“They surveyed 200 households, most of whom supported the new policy.”
“We met twelve researchers, most of whom were early-career scholars.”
“He taught a class of twenty students, most of whom showed great enthusiasm.”
Band 8 sentence
“The initiative reached thousands of residents, most of whom reported a measurable improvement in daily commute times.”
Collocations
- most of whom supported
- most of whom were
Word family
Common mistakes
most whom→most of whom
most of which→most of whom
Say it for a higher band
5most of them→6most who→7+most of whom + V
Synonyms
most of them
Easily confused
most of whom vs most who
“We interviewed 50 participants, most of whom expressed concern about air quality.”
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