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none of which + S + V

Band 7+task2speaking

Says that not a single one (of a set previously mentioned) had the stated property.

Examples

“He found five mistakes, none of which affected the final grade.”

“They offered several proposals, none of which proved feasible.”

“I tried many remedies, none of which worked.”

Band 8 sentence

“The committee reviewed ten submissions, none of which met the funding criteria.”

Collocations

  • none of which affected
  • none of which were

Common mistakes

not any of which→none of which

none of which is (with plural antecedent)→none of which were

Say it for a higher band

5not any of them→6none which→7+none of which + S + V

Synonyms

not one of which

Easily confused

none of whom

“They met several speakers, none of whom could answer the question.”

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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