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a. Tom was alone at the party, from which I concluded that the rumors about his breaking up with Jane were probably true,

b. Harry was helping Tom, for which I could find no explanation. As far as I knew they hated each other.

Are the above sentences grammatically correct and meaningful?

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azz said:
a. Tom was alone at the party, from which I concluded that the rumors about his breaking up with Jane were probably true,

b. Harry was helping Tom, for which I could find no explanation. As far as I knew they hated each other.

Are the above sentences grammatically correct and meaningful?
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I find both sentences rather creaky at their hinges and recommend using "which led me to conclude" instead of "from which I concluded" in (a) and "which I found inexplicable" instead of "for which I could find no explanation" in (b):

(a1) Tom was alone at the party, which led me to conclude that the rumors about his breaking up with Jane were probably true.
(b1) Harry was helping Tom, which I found inexplicable. As far as I knew, they hated each other.

Incidentally, a few hundred years ago, I think "whence" would have worked nicely in (a) instead of "from which."
 
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