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Emily__

#265792 Tue, 12 Sep 06 08:37 AM

Hi, could you tell me whether both sentences are correct?

Twenty people were arrested during the demonstration, of whom four were charged with obstruction.

Twenty people were arrested during the demonstration, four of them were charged with obstruction.

Thank you.

Emily__

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Annvan

#265806 Tue, 12 Sep 06 09:32 AM

You could also say:

Twenty people were arrested during the demonstration, FOUR OF WHOM were charged with obstruction.

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Cool Breeze

#265822 Tue, 12 Sep 06 09:40 AM

Emily__ wrote:
Hi, could you tell me whether both sentences are correct?

Twenty people were arrested during the demonstration, of whom four were charged with obstruction.

Twenty people were arrested during the demonstration, four of them were charged with obstruction.

Thank you.

Both are correct, but the first one would seldom be said in modern spoken English. It was quite common in written English in the 19th century.

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CB