Adjective Clauses - Quantity Phrases "of"

Adjective Clauses
Quantity Phrases "of"	Framed \| Unframed

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An adjective clause uses pronouns to connect the dependent clause to the independent clause.

little of which (pronouns for quantity)
some of whose
most of whom
all of whom

"Most of which" (subject position)

JOIN THE SENTENCES:		INDEPENDENT CLAUSE	DEPENDENT CLAUSE
1	Replace the subject pronoun "most of them" with "most of which"	California has a lot of visitors.	Most of them come to see Disneyland.
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2	Insert the clause into the main sentence.		most of which come to see Disneyland.
3	Add punctuation.	California has a lot of visitors	, most of which come to see Disneyland.

"Most of whom" (object position)

JOIN THE SENTENCES:		INDEPENDENT CLAUSE	DEPENDENT CLAUSE
1	Replace the object pronoun "a lot of them" with "a lot of which"	California has a lot of visitors.	You can see most of them at Disneyland.
2	Move the relative pronoun to the front of the sentence.
3	Insert the clause into the main sentence.		most of whom you can see at Disneyland.
4	Add punctuation.	California has a lot of visitors	, most of whom you can see at Disneyland.

"Most of whose" (subject position)

JOIN THE SENTENCES:		INDEPENDENT CLAUSE	DEPENDENT CLAUSE
1	Replace the subject pronoun "most of her" with "most of whose"	She listens to Mariah Carey.	Most of her songs have been number one hits.
2	Insert the clause into the main sentence.		most of whose songs have been number one hits.
3	Add punctuation	She listens to Mariah Carey	, most of whose songs have been number one hits.

Other Quantity Phrases

some of	many of	most of	none of	two of
half of	both of	neither of	each of	all of
both of	several of	a few of	a little of	a number of

Common Mistake - most of who / most of whom

ERROR	FIX
In my class there are 30 students, most of who are from Asia.	In my class there are 30 students, most of whom are from Asia. Use "whom" after a preposition, such as in the above expression of quantity.

Practice

Join the two sentences into one.

Select the best answer.
Check your answer.

The Estate of Elvis Presley -- When Elvis died on August 16, 1977 he was by no means broke, but his estate at Graceland was costing far too much to keep.

YOUR RESPONSE

ANSWER

Priscilla received a lot of suggestions from friends. Many of them had been financial advisors to Elvis.

Priscilla received a lot of suggestions from friends had been financial advisors to Elvis.

estate = large house with land

The suggestions involved selling Graceland. None of them felt right to Priscilla.
The suggestions involved selling Graceland.

Today, Graceland welcomes over 600,000 visitors. Most of them come from outside of the city, a year.

Today, Graceland welcomes over 600,000 visitors come from outside of the city, a year.

The rooms have been left as they were in 1977. All of them are included in the tour.

The rooms have been left as they were in 1977.

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

His cars can be seen in the garage.

Elvis loved Cadillacs. One of them was his favorite - a 1955 pink Fleetwood.

Elvis loved Cadillacs was his favorite - a 1955 pink Fleetwood.

Elvis never actually learned to fly. One of his planes was named Lisa.

Elvis, , never actually learned to fly.

More projects are planned in the area surrounding the Graceland Mansion. A number of them include expansion.

More projects are planned in the area surrounding the Graceland Mansion.

EPE (Elvis Presley Enterprises) manages licensing and sales of Elvis' products. Many of them are available on its website.

EPE (Elvis Presley Enterprises) manages licensing and sales of Elvis' products are available on its website.

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In 2005, several EPE shares were sold by Lisa Marie Presley. The majority of her shares were bought by an entertainment company.

In 2005, several EPE shares were sold by Lisa Marie Presley were bought by an entertainment company.

shares= financial portions of a company; EPE = Elvis Presley Enterprises

The Estate of Elvis Presley (Text View)

When Elvis died on August 16, 1977 he was by no means broke, but his estate at Graceland was costing far too much to maintain. Priscilla received a lot of suggestions from friends, many of whom had been financial advisors to Elvis. The suggestions, none of which felt right to Priscilla, involved selling off Graceland. Instead, Priscilla decided to open Graceland to the public. Today, Graceland welcomes over 600,000 visitors , most of whom come from outside of the city, a year. They bring 150 million per year into the economy of Memphis. The rooms, all of which are included in the tour, have been left as they were in 1977. Also, Elvis' personal items: costumes, wardrobe, awards are on view on the Graceland tour. His cars, half of which were Cadillacs, can be seen in the garage. Elvis loved Cadillacs, one of which was his favorite - a 1955 pink and white Fleetwood.

A museum across the street displays Elvis' planes. Elvis, one of whose planes was named Lisa, never actually learned to fly. More projects, a number of which include expansion, are planned in the area surrounding the Graceland Mansion. Today, Lisa Marie Presley owns 100% of Graceland Estate. EPE (Elvis Presley Enterprises) manages licensing and sales of Elvis' products, many of which are available on their website. In 2005, several EPE shares were sold by Lisa Marie Presley, the majority of whose shares were bought by an entertainment company CKX, Inc.

The Story of the Elvis Presley Estate, http://www.elvis.com.au/presley/epe_the_estate_of_elvis_presley.shtml

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Julie Sevastopoulos - ESL Department - College of San Mateo - San Mateo, CA 94402 USA