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1
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Relative clause

A

Les propositions relatives

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What is a relative clause?

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A type of subordinate/dependent clause which modifies (gives extra information on) a noun or a pronoun

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What is a subordinate/dependent clause?

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A clause which depends on a main/independent clause

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What do relative pronouns do?

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Stand in for nouns, it avoids repetition

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Where is the relative pronoun always placed?

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Immediately after the antecedent

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Is the relative pronoun ever omitted?

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No

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Which relative pronoun is used if the function of it is the subject of the relative clause?

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Qui

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Which relative pronoun is used if the function of it is the direct object of the relative clause?

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Que

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9
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Que is the only relative pronoun which can be…

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Elided, qu’

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When might there be a subject-verb inversion in the relative clause?

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Following que when the subject is very long

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What does a past participle following que preceding a direct object?

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Agree with the past participle

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If the function of the relative pronoun is to replace an indirect object use…

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Dont

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If the function of the relative pronoun is to replace a noun phrase starting with the preposition ‘de’ use…

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Dont

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Dont only replaces segments starting with the preposition de not…

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segments starting with the partitive article de

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What can dont replacing a noun phrase starting with preposition de relate to?

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Either the subject or the direct object of the verb in the relative clause

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When dont relates to the direct object the order of the relative clause must be…

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Dont + subject + verb + direct object

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17
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When else might dont be used?

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In a relative clause to mean ‘including,’ ‘of which’

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18
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How often is dont used to replace a segment starting with prepostion de?

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95% of cases use dont, de qui, duquel, de laquelle, desquels, desquelles are far less common

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What are the two situations in which de qui and duquel are used?

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If the antecedent is modified by a prepositional phrase, when de is part of certain complex prepostions

20
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Complex prepositions which trigger de qui/duquel

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à l’intérieur de, au bout de, autour de, à côté de, en face de, près de, en dehors de, en dépit de

21
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When is de qui used?

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In the two cases discussed referring to people

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When is duquel used?

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In the two cases discussed referring to things

23
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When is the relative pronoun où used?

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Replacing a location or time

24
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If the preposition starts with a preposition other than de use…

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Preposition + qui/lequel, laquelle, lesquels, lesquelles

25
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When to use preposition + qui

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If the antecedent is a person

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When the use preposition + lequel/laquelle/lesquels/lesquelles

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If the antecedent is a thing

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Prepositions other than de which trigger ‘preposition +’ form

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à, en, sur, dans, chez, avec, sans, pour, contre, etc

28
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What do all the form of lequel need to do?

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Agree with the antecedent

29
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When the preposition is à what do the forms become?

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auquel, à laquelle, auxquels, auxquelles

30
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What do the prepositions parmi and entre trigger?

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Lesquels/lesquelles, qui is not possible even if it refers to people

31
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A preposition is never…

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Left stranded at the end of a sentence

32
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The english relative pronoun when never…

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Translates to quand in french

33
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When is quoi used?

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To replace an indefinite pronoun (rien, quelque chose, ce, tout, etc) preceded by a preposition

34
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Translation of the relative pronoun what

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Think of what as ‘that which’, that stands for ce and which follows the pattern of ordinary relative pronouns

35
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Ce qui is used when…

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What is the subject of the verb

36
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Ce que is used when…

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What is the direct object of the verb

37
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Ce dont is used when…

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What replaces a phrase with de or an indirect object

38
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What does english use when the relative pronoun replaces a whole clause?

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Which

39
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What does french use instead of which?

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Ce + relevant relative pronoun

40
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Relative clauses introduced by qui/que may be substituted for…

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A participle clause

41
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When else do past participles introduce clauses?

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When they denote anteriority (english having -ed form), to describe body positions and stations (english -ing form)

42
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Do present participles agree with the noun they modify?

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No, only the verb forms ending in -ant

43
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What is the present participle like?

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An adjective

44
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What is the gerund like?

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An adverb

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