These two politicians were, by no means, the first of which who insinuated that violent video games cause mass shootings

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Is the following sentence grammatically correct?

"These two politicians were, by no means, the first of which who insinuated that violent video games cause mass shootings."

I want to say that the two people introduced beforehand were not the first people who blamed video games for mass shootings. The composition of "of which" and "who" seems incorrect.

Elliot · Answer

I believe the use would better read as "the first of which to insinuate"

Yours is also correct but a bit tortured.

It could even be written with out of which;
These two politicians were, by no means, the first to insinuate that violent video games cause mass shootings.

user1237115 · Answer

Gramatically speaking, having which and who is incorrect. It is also generally better to use "whom" instead of "which" when referring to people.

Stylistically, it would perhaps be more concise to say "hardly" instead of "by no means" and to say "to insinuate" instead of "of which insinuated"

"These two politicians were hardly the first to insinuate that violent video games cause mass shootings."

These two politicians were, by no means, the first of which who insinuated that violent video games cause mass shootings

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