phrase (relative clause) · formal
some of whom + V
used to indicate that a subset of people in a previously mentioned group have a certain trait or did something
Examples
“They invited twenty experts, some of whom disagreed with the proposal.”
“The festival attracted many artists, some of whom were internationally recognised.”
“He referred to several studies, some of whom were funded by industry.”
Band 8 sentence
“The report cited numerous experts, some of whom had firsthand experience in disaster relief operations.”
Collocations
- some of whom disagreed
- some of whom were funded
Word family
Common mistakes
some whom→some of whom
some of which→some of whom
Say it for a higher band
5some of them→6some who→7+some of whom + V
Synonyms
some of them
Easily confused
some of whom vs some who
“The committee included ten members, some of whom specialise in environmental law.”
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