Question

Its excellent fruit was quite a temptation to the hungry swarms of boys, as well as to older slaves, few of whom had the virtue or the vice to resist it.

a. Underline the main clause of the sentence.
b. What two nouns does the phrase that begins “few of whom” modify?

Answer 1

A. The main clause of the sentence is: Its excellent fruit was quite a temptation to the hungry, swarm boys as well as to older slaves.
B. The two nouns that the phrase "few of whom" modify are the words boys and slaves.