some of which - MGMT SC

This topic has expert replies
Master | Next Rank: 500 Posts
Posts: 152
Joined: Mon Feb 20, 2012 12:56 pm
Location: New york
Thanked: 9 times

some of which - MGMT SC

by agarwalva » Sun Apr 29, 2012 2:39 pm
Please see below some sentences mgmt SC

1. This model explains all known subatomic particles, SOME OF WHICH WERE only recently discovered.
2. This model explains all known subatomic particles, SOME OF THEM only recently discovered.
3. This model explains all known subatomic particles, SOME only recently discovered.
Notice that only the which construction has a working verb {were} in it.

Also Some can be replaced by SANAM

Please can someone pls explain why the working verb is required only with 'which'...
Last edited by agarwalva on Thu May 24, 2012 5:09 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Source: — Sentence Correction |

User avatar
GMAT Instructor
Posts: 1248
Joined: Thu Mar 29, 2012 2:57 pm
Location: Everywhere
Thanked: 503 times
Followed by:192 members
GMAT Score:780

by Bill@VeritasPrep » Thu May 17, 2012 2:21 pm
Which is a relative pronoun. If we use it to start a relative clause (as in example 1), we need a verb to go with it.
Join Veritas Prep's 2010 Instructor of the Year, Matt Douglas for GMATT Mondays

Visit the Veritas Prep Blog

Try the FREE Veritas Prep Practice Test

Master | Next Rank: 500 Posts
Posts: 152
Joined: Mon Feb 20, 2012 12:56 pm
Location: New york
Thanked: 9 times

by agarwalva » Sat May 19, 2012 1:22 pm
Thanks Bill

• Page 1 of 1