Question

of which和of whom在定语从句中的哪种情况下才出现？

Answer 1

当替代先行词的部分，即which或whom，在定语从句中做含有of 的动词结构或介词结构的宾语的情况下才出现。以of which 的使用为例，例释如下：
1. The house _______ windows face south is our reading-room .
A . of which B . whose C . which D . its
此题正确答案是B
2. The house _______ the windows face south is our reading-room.
A . of which B . whose C . which D . its
此题正确答案是A。
3. The house whose roof was damaged now has been repaired .
=The house of which the roof was damaged has now has been repaired .
4. of which 除了可以表示所属关系外，还可以用来表示整体的关系：
In Barcelona the Chinese team got 16 gold medals , of which 12 were won by women .
There are 102 elements found in nature，of which most are metals .
The stories about the Long march，of which this is one example , are well written .