Complex Relative Clauses

Relative clauses can attach to a preposition (the person to whom I spoke), a quantity (many of whom, most of which), or an entire clause (which surprised everyone).

Examples

• The colleague to whom I sent the email hasn't replied.
• There were fifty guests, many of whom I didn't know.
• She passed the exam, which surprised everyone.
• This is the theory on which his argument is based.
• We interviewed ten candidates, none of whom had experience.

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