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Inchoateknowledge Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

adverb before 'whom' in a defining rc

I have a good few acquaintances neither of whom prepared with a teacher.
Does it mean if correct that you have several aquaintances who did not prepare with a teacher?


  

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This doesn't make sense. A good few - several or even many. neither - two.

  • This doesn't make sense.
  • A good few - several or even many.
  • neither - two.
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This doesn't make sense.

A good few - several or even many.

neither - two.
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sorry, neither should be none.
The question remains
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I have a few good acquaintances, none of whom prepared with a teacher.

= I have a few good acquaintances, and none of them prepared with a teacher.
= ..., and all of them (i.e., all of these few good acquaintances) are such that they did not prepare with a teacher.

CJ

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