grammar · academic

N + of which + V

Band 4-5task2

a formal relative structure using 'of which' to indicate possession or relation, often used for things or abstract nouns.

Examples

“a book, the title of which I couldn't remember”

“a policy, the effects of which are still debated”

“a company, the products of which are sold worldwide”

Band 8 sentence

“The report, the conclusions of which were later questioned by experts, led to a major policy review.”

Collocations

  • the noun + of which + clause
  • the effects of which

Word family

of which relative prepositional phrase

Common mistakes

the policy whose effects are still debated→the policy the effects of which are still debated

a book which the title I forgot→a book, the title of which I forgot

Say it for a higher band

5whose + N→6the X that/which + ...→7+N + of which + V

Synonyms

whose

Easily confused

whose

“They adopted a policy the consequences of which were hard to predict.”

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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