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Wangqh2696122 Posted 13 years ago
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Of which
Is "of which" correctly used here? If so, what does it mean? Thank you in advance!Drivers in China will face stricter punishment for breaking traffic regulations, of which there are 50, up from 38.
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It is a messy construction--the parameters are not clear. However, it is possibly correct, so long as the sentences surrounding it provide more context, for example, up from 38 last year.
- It is a messy construction--the parameters are not clear.
- However, it is possibly correct, so long as the sentences surrounding it provide more context, for example, up from 38 last year.
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It is a messy construction--the parameters are not clear. However, it is possibly correct, so long as the sentences surrounding it provide more context, for example, up from 38 last year.
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Drivers in China will face stricter punishment for breaking traffic regulations, of which there are 50, up from 38.
The writer says that there were 38 traffic regulations in the past, but now there are 50. He uses "which" to substitute "traffic regulations". But I feel the attributive clause is wrongly used here. Do you agree?
The writer says that there were 38 traffic regulations in the past, but now there are 50. He uses "which" to substitute "traffic regulations". But I feel the attributive clause is wrongly used here. Do you agree?
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wangqh2696122 Do you agree?No. That is unremarkable English to my ear.
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