8.100 USAGE NOTE
Words such as 'some', 'many', and 'most' can be put in front of 'of whom' or 'of which' at the beginning of a non-defining relative clause.
- At the school we were greeted by the teachers, most of whom were middle-aged.
- It is a language shared by several quite diverse cultures, each of which uses it differently.
Numbers can be put before or after 'of whom'.
- They act mostly on suggestions from present members (four of whom are women).
- Altogether 1,888 people were prosecuted, of whom 1,628 were convicted.