phrase (relative clause) · academic
none of whom + V
Band 5-6task2speaking
used to state that no one among a previously mentioned group has a certain quality or did something
Examples
“We contacted ten alumni, none of whom replied.”
“He gave a list of suggestions, none of whom were practical.”
“She reviewed several proposals, none of whom met the criteria.”
Band 8 sentence
“The panel examined eight proposals, none of whom satisfied the rigorous safety standards.”
Collocations
- none of whom replied
- none of whom met
Word family
none of them phraseno one of whom phrase (rare/wordy)
Common mistakes
none of which→none of whom
no one of whom→none of whom
Say it for a higher band
5none of them→6no one of whom→7+none of whom + V
Synonyms
none of them
Easily confused
none of whom vs none of which
“They reviewed several inventions, none of which solved the main problem.”
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