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Les pronoms relatifs. QUI= who, which, that. Qui functions as subject of the relative clause and may refer to either a person or a thing . The word that qui refers to is called the antecedent . La femme [qui parle ] est ma mère .
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QUI= who, which, that • Qui functions as subject of the relative clause and may refer to either a person or a thing. The word that qui refers to is called the antecedent. • La femme [qui parle]est ma mère. • Le livre [qui estsur la table] estmystérieux. • Qui- representing the woman or the book is subject of the verb following it. (The woman is talking, the book is on….) A subject acts.
QUE= whom, which, that • Que functions as the direct object (receiving the action of the verb) of the relative clause. It may refer to either persons or thingsas antecedents. • Le garçon [que nous avons vu hier] estbeau. • Le livre [qu’elle lit] est bon. • (We saw the boy; she is reading the book.)
Practiquons • 1. La fille _______ parle est intelligente. • Le film _______ j’ai vu est merveilleux. • Les livres ______’il regarde sont les miens. • Les poèmes ______ il écrit sont romantiques. • Les tasses _______ sont dans le placard sont vertes.
Combine the two statements. • Voici un homme. Il estsportif. • _____________________________________ • La dame entre. Elle est la femme de monprof. • _____________________________________ • Voici le restaurant. Paul préfèrece restaurant. • _____________________________________
(tout) CE QUI= what, (all) that which • Ce qui is used as subject of a clause when there is noantecedent. • Comprends-tu [ce qui se passe?] • [Ce qui estarrivé] est impossible. • [Tout ce qui est bon] est beau.
(tout) CE QUE= what, (all) that which • Ceque is used as direct object of a verb when there is no antecedent. • Je ne comprends pas [cequevousdites]. • [Cequ’ildit] n’est pas important. • [(Tout) cequ’elle fait] est bon.
(tout) CE DONT =what, that (of)which • Cedont is used as a relative pronoun when there is no antecedent and the expression or verb following it requires the preposition DE. • Il sait [cedont] vousavezbesoin. (avoirbesoin de)