为什么这道题the settlement is home to nearly 1,000 people,many of whom lefttheir village homes for a better life,为什么先行词是people?那many of 是什么?

Question

为什么这道题the settlement is home to nearly 1,000 people,many of whom left
their village homes for a better life,为什么先行词是people?那many of 是什么?

Answer 1

这是一个定语从句.
句子主干是the settlement is home to people.然后把people的数量加上成了the settlement is home to nearly 1,000 people.
如果把从句写成一个单独的句子就是Many of them left their village homes for a better life.
从句里面的whom就代指nearly 1000 people.