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Healer Posted 4 years ago
Grammar
"of whom" versus "of them"
In Ukraine, the Russian attack killed more than 1000 people, 121 of whom are children.
Can't we say "121 of them are children" instead?
Can't we say "121 of them are children" instead?
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healer In Ukraine, the Russian attack killed more than 1000 people, 121 of whom are children. Can't we say "121 of them are children" instead? Yes, if you separate it into two sentences.
- healer In Ukraine, the Russian attack killed more than 1000 people, 121 of whom are children.
- Can't we say "121 of them are children" instead?
- Yes, if you separate it into two sentences.
- The attack killed more than 1000 people.
- One hundred twenty-one of them were children.
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healer In Ukraine, the Russian attack killed more than 1000 people, 121 of whom are children.
Can't we say "121 of them are children" instead?
Yes, if you separate it into two sentences.
The attack killed more than 1000 people. One hundred twenty-one of them were children.
Likewise,
Twenty children took the test. Only 12 of
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