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Relative clauses

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#RELATIVE CLAUSES #C1 Advanced

A group of children are waiting for the bus. Some of them are wearing hats.

A group of children, some of whom are wearing hats, are waiting for the bus.

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10 men are watching TV. All of them are wearing glasses.

10 men, all of whom are wearing glasses, are watching TV.

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We have ordered a pizza fungi and a capricciosa. Both pizzas have mushroom.

We have ordered a pizza fungi and a capricciosa, both of which have mushroom.

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50 candidates were interviewed for this job. The vast majority were women.

50 candidates, the vast majority of whom were women, were interviewed for this job.

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Two men are playing tennis. They don't have hair.

Two men, neither of whom has hair, are playing tennis.

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My cat had 5 kittens. Some of them are black.

My cat had 5 kittens, some of which are black.

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There were some good programmes on the radio. I didn't listen to any.

There were some good programmes on the radio, none of which I listened to.

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Most Northern States were abolitionists. A few of them are known nowadays for being racist.

Most Northern States, a few of which are known nowadays for being racist, were abolitionists.

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He was carrying his belongings. Many of those belongings were broken.

He was carrying his belongings, many of which were broken.

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Her 2 sisters visit her once a year. They don't live in England.

Her sisters, neither of whom lives in England, visit her once a year

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Harry Potter books are amongst the best-selling books in history. JK Rowling wrote several Harry Potter books in a Scottish café.

Harry Potter books, several of which JK Rowling wrote in a Scottish café, are amongst the best-selling books in history.

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We admired Walt Disney. Most of his cartoons were wonderful.

We admired Walt Disney, most of whose cartoons were wonderful.

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His cars can be seen in the garage. Half of them are Cadillacs.

His cars, half of which are Cadillacs, can be seen in the garage.

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The guests were robbed. Nobody recalls seeing any suspicious activity.

The guests, none of whom recalls seeing any suspicious activity, were robbed.

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There are many reasons for travelling. A great number of these reasons have to do with leisure.

There are many reasons for travelling, a great number of which have to do with leisure.

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Jake has 3 sisters. The oldest one is my friend.

Jake has 3 sistes, the oldest of whom is my friend.

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