why the use of ' much of which ' in the following sentence is incorrect?
Electronic games, much of which can be powerful instructional tools, are becoming more and more prevalent with the proliferation of computers in schools.
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Electronic games, much of which can be powerful instructional tools, are becoming more and more prevalent with the proliferation of computers in schools.
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Electronic games, much of which can be powerful instructional tools, are becoming more and more prevalent with the proliferation of computers in schools.
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Electronic games, much of which can be powerful instructional tools, are becoming more and more prevalent with the proliferation of computers in schools.
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What has your dictionary search revealed?
– lbf
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I couldn't find an answer for my question, much of which is incorrect but i don't know the reason
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yesterday
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grammarist.com/usage/many-much
– michael.hor257k
yesterday
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What has your dictionary search revealed?
– lbf
yesterday
I couldn't find an answer for my question, much of which is incorrect but i don't know the reason
– lili
yesterday
1
grammarist.com/usage/many-much
– michael.hor257k
yesterday
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What has your dictionary search revealed?
– lbf
yesterday
What has your dictionary search revealed?
– lbf
yesterday
I couldn't find an answer for my question, much of which is incorrect but i don't know the reason
– lili
yesterday
I couldn't find an answer for my question, much of which is incorrect but i don't know the reason
– lili
yesterday
1
1
grammarist.com/usage/many-much
– michael.hor257k
yesterday
grammarist.com/usage/many-much
– michael.hor257k
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It is not normal because the antecedent of "which" is "games", which is plural; so selecting from them requires the countable term "many", rather than the uncountable "much".
So, "many of which" would be more normal.
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It is not normal because the antecedent of "which" is "games", which is plural; so selecting from them requires the countable term "many", rather than the uncountable "much".
So, "many of which" would be more normal.
answered yesterday
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thank you that was so helpful
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It is not normal because the antecedent of "which" is "games", which is plural; so selecting from them requires the countable term "many", rather than the uncountable "much".
So, "many of which" would be more normal.
answered yesterday
Colin FineColin Fine
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thank you that was so helpful
– lili
9 hours ago
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It is not normal because the antecedent of "which" is "games", which is plural; so selecting from them requires the countable term "many", rather than the uncountable "much".
So, "many of which" would be more normal.
answered yesterday
Colin FineColin Fine
64.3k173161
It is not normal because the antecedent of "which" is "games", which is plural; so selecting from them requires the countable term "many", rather than the uncountable "much".
So, "many of which" would be more normal.
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answered yesterday
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What has your dictionary search revealed?
– lbf
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I couldn't find an answer for my question, much of which is incorrect but i don't know the reason
– lili
yesterday
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grammarist.com/usage/many-much
– michael.hor257k
yesterday