Complex sentences Flashcards
Relative clause
Les propositions relatives
What is a relative clause?
A type of subordinate/dependent clause which modifies (gives extra information on) a noun or a pronoun
What is a subordinate/dependent clause?
A clause which depends on a main/independent clause
What do relative pronouns do?
Stand in for nouns, it avoids repetition
Where is the relative pronoun always placed?
Immediately after the antecedent
Is the relative pronoun ever omitted?
No
Which relative pronoun is used if the function of it is the subject of the relative clause?
Qui
Which relative pronoun is used if the function of it is the direct object of the relative clause?
Que
Que is the only relative pronoun which can be…
Elided, qu’
When might there be a subject-verb inversion in the relative clause?
Following que when the subject is very long
What does a past participle following que preceding a direct object?
Agree with the past participle
If the function of the relative pronoun is to replace an indirect object use…
Dont
If the function of the relative pronoun is to replace a noun phrase starting with the preposition ‘de’ use…
Dont
Dont only replaces segments starting with the preposition de not…
segments starting with the partitive article de
What can dont replacing a noun phrase starting with preposition de relate to?
Either the subject or the direct object of the verb in the relative clause
When dont relates to the direct object the order of the relative clause must be…
Dont + subject + verb + direct object
When else might dont be used?
In a relative clause to mean ‘including,’ ‘of which’
How often is dont used to replace a segment starting with prepostion de?
95% of cases use dont, de qui, duquel, de laquelle, desquels, desquelles are far less common
What are the two situations in which de qui and duquel are used?
If the antecedent is modified by a prepositional phrase, when de is part of certain complex prepostions
Complex prepositions which trigger de qui/duquel
à l’intérieur de, au bout de, autour de, à côté de, en face de, près de, en dehors de, en dépit de
When is de qui used?
In the two cases discussed referring to people
When is duquel used?
In the two cases discussed referring to things
When is the relative pronoun où used?
Replacing a location or time
If the preposition starts with a preposition other than de use…
Preposition + qui/lequel, laquelle, lesquels, lesquelles
