Les Pronoms Relatifs

Question 1

What does ‘qui’ describe?

Answer 1

An antecedent (human and non-human) that is the SUBJECT of the verb that follows.

Question 2

What does ‘que’ describe?

Answer 2

An antecedent (human and non-human) that is the OBJECT of the verb that follows.

Question 3

When is ‘dont’ used?

Answer 3

Means ‘of/about/from which/whose’.
Replaces nouns preceded by ‘de’.
It can refer to people or things.

Question 4

What is the word order in French when ‘dont’ is equivalent to ‘whose’?

Answer 4

Dont + subject + verb + complement/object

Whose + object + subject + verb (equivalent in English)

Question 5

When is ‘qui’ used?

Answer 5

After prepositions (excluding ‘de’, ‘entre’ and ‘parmi’) if the antecedent is human.
e.g. l’homme à qui j’ai donné un livre

Question 6

Which pronouns are used if the antecedent is not human (related to ‘qui’)?

Answer 6

Lequel, laquelle, lesquels and lesquelles.

e.g. la decision avec laquelle ils n’étaient pas d’accord

Question 7

What are ‘lequel etc.’ combined with ‘de’?

Answer 7

Duquel, de laquelle, desquels, desquelles.

Question 8

What is ‘lequel etc.’ when combined with ‘à’?

Answer 8

Auquel, à laquelle, auxquels, auxquelles.