Exam 1 - Relative Pronouns Flashcards

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I have a domestic animal whose tail is 2 meters long

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J’ai un animal domestique dont sa queue fait 2 mètres de longueur

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I have a domestic animal whose ears are gigantic

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J’ai un animal domestique dont ses oreilles song gigantesques

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I have a domestic animal that we ask many questions

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J’ai un animal domestique à propose duquel beaucoup de questions

REASONING: beaucoup de questions [[à propose de]] lui
[[à propose de]] is an entire prepositional phrase just like avec, près de, à côté de, etc.

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Dont vs Lequel

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When a preposition is an expression ending in de (à côté de, près de etc…), lequel is used and not dont

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Qui vs Lequel

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After prepositions other than de, qui is used for people, lequel (laquelle, lesquelles, lesquelles) is used for things

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Quoi

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Acts as the object of a preposition

Common prepositions for quoi: rien, ce, chose, quelque chose

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Ce qui, ce que, ce dont

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Used when no antecedent is given

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Lequel variations

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lequel, laquelle, lesquels, lesquelles
duquel, de laquelle, desquels, desquelles
auquel, à laquelle, auxquels, auxquelles

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When “à quoi” is at the beginning of a clause or it follows c’est

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Ce à quoi

EX: c’est ce à quoi j’ai pensé toute la journée

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La façon/la manière

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Uses dont

EX: j’aime la façon dont le prof parle

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You know what I think?

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Tu sais ce à quoi je pense?

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