Pronoms relatifs

Question 1

My brother, who’s twenty, is at university.

Answer 1

Mon frère, qui a vingt ans, est à l’université.

Question 2

The friends (that) I see most are…

Answer 2

Les amis que je voie le plus sont…

Question 3

There’s a staircase which leads to the roof.

Answer 3

Il y a un escalier qui mène au toit.

Question 4

The house (which) we’ve bought has…

Answer 4

La maison que nous avons acheté a…

Question 5

This is the present (that) she sent me.

Answer 5

Voici le cadeau qu’elle m’a envoyé.

Question 6

the person he’s talking to

Answer 6

la personne à qui il parle
(After a preposition, when referring to people, use ‘qui’ - exceptions after ‘parmi’ among and ‘entre’ between use lesquels/lesquelles)

Question 7

the person with whom I travel

Answer 7

la personne avec qui je voyage
(After a preposition, when referring to people, use ‘qui’ - exceptions after ‘parmi’ among and ‘entre’ between use lesquels/lesquelles)

Question 8

the children for whom I bought it

Answer 8

les enfants pour qui je l’ai acheté
(After a preposition, when referring to people, use ‘qui’ - exceptions after ‘parmi’ among and ‘entre’ between use lesquels/lesquelles)

Question 9

There were some young people, Robert among them

Answer 9

Il y avail des jeunes, parmi lesquels Robert
(After a preposition, when referring to people, use ‘qui’ - exceptions after ‘parmi’ among and ‘entre’ between use lesquels/lesquelles)

Question 10

the girls, between whom I was sitting

Answer 10

les filles entre lesquelles j’étais assis

Question 11

the cloth he’s wiping it with

Answer 11

le torchon avec lequel il l’essuie

After a preposition, when referring to things, use lequel/lesquels/laquelle/lesquelles: which

Question 12

the table on which I put it

Answer 12

la table sur laquelle je l’ai mis

After a preposition, when referring to things, use lequel/lesquels/laquelle/lesquelles: which

Question 13

the means by which he achieves it

Answer 13

les moyens par lesquels il l’accomplit

After a preposition, when referring to things, use lequel/lesquels/laquelle/lesquelles: which

Question 14

the plays for which she is famous

Answer 14

les pièces pour lesquelles elle est connue

After a preposition, when referring to things, use lequel/lesquels/laquelle/lesquelles: which

Question 15

the shop to which he delivers these goods

Answer 15

le magasin auquel il livre ces marchandises
(After the preposition à and de, lequel etc contract:
auquel/auxquels/auxquelles and duquel/desquels/desquelles)

Question 16

the injustices he’s complaining about

Answer 16

les injustices desquelles il se plaint
(After the preposition à and de, lequel etc contract:
auquel/auxquels/auxquelles and duquel/desquels/desquelles)

Question 17

That’s where you’re wrong.

Answer 17

C’est en quoi vous vous trompez.

When the relative pronoun does not refer to a specific noun, ‘quoi’ is used after a preposition.

Question 18

To which I replied ‘…’.

Answer 18

À quoi j’ai répondu ‘…’.

When the relative pronoun does not refer to a specific noun, ‘quoi’ is used after a preposition.

Question 19

the woman whose car is parked opposite

Answer 19

la femme dont la voiture est garée en face
(dont = de qui)
(‘Dont’ often but not always replaces ‘de qui’, ‘duquel’, ‘de laquelle’, and ‘des quel(le)s)

Question 20

an award I am proud of

Answer 20

un prix dont je suis fier
(dont = de qui)
(‘Dont’ often but not always replaces ‘de qui’, ‘duquel’, ‘de laquelle’, and ‘des quel(le)s)

Question 21

a friend whose brother I know

Answer 21

un ami dont je connais le frère
dont = de qui
(‘Dont’ often but not always replaces ‘de qui’, ‘duquel’, ‘de laquelle’, and ‘des quel(le)s)

Question 22

the children you look after

Answer 22

les enfants dont vous vous occupez
(dont = de qui)
(‘Dont’ often but not always replaces ‘de qui’, ‘duquel’, ‘de laquelle’, and ‘des quel(le)s)

Question 23

the film of which he spoke

Answer 23

le film dont il a parlé
(dont = duquel)
(‘Dont’ often but not always replaces ‘de qui’, ‘duquel’, ‘de laquelle’, and ‘des quel(le)s)

Question 24

the window whose curtains are drawn

Answer 24

la fenêtre dont les rideaux sont tirés
(dont = de laquelle)
(‘Dont’ often but not always replaces ‘de qui’, ‘duquel’, ‘de laquelle’, and ‘des quel(le)s)

Question 25

books whose titles I’ve forgotten

Answer 25

des livres dont j’ai oublié les titres
(dont = desquels)
(‘Dont’ often but not always replaces ‘de qui’, ‘duquel’, ‘de laquelle’, and ‘des quel(le)s)

Question 26

the illnesses he suffers from

Answer 26

les maladies dont il souffre
(dont = desquelles)
(‘Dont’ often but not always replaces ‘de qui’, ‘duquel’, ‘de laquelle’, and ‘des quel(le)s)

Question 27

a person whose help one can rely on

Answer 27

une personne sur l’aide de qui on peut compter

‘Dont’ cannot replace de qui, duquel etc in the construction preposition + noun + de qui/duquel

Question 28

the children to whose parents I am writing

Answer 28

les enfants aux parents de qui j’écris

‘Dont’ cannot replace de qui, duquel etc in the construction preposition + noun + de qui/duquel

Question 29

the house in whose garden there is…

Answer 29

la maison dans le jardin de laquelle il y a…

‘Dont’ cannot replace de qui, duquel etc in the construction preposition + noun + de qui/duquel

Question 30

What interests me doesn’t necessarily interest him.

Answer 30

Ce qui m’intéresse ne l’intéresse pas forcement.

Question 31

I didn’t see what happened.

Answer 31

Je n’ai pas vu ce qui s’est passé.

Question 32

What I like is classical music.

Answer 32

Ce que j’aime c’est la musique classique.

Question 33

Show me what he gave you.

Answer 33

Montrez-moi ce qu’il vous a donné.

Question 34

All that’s left is…

Answer 34

Tout ce qui reste c’est…

Question 35

Give me everything you have.

Answer 35

Donnez-moi tout ce que vous avez.

Question 36

everything that/ all that

Answer 36

tout ce qui

tout ce que

Question 37

He risks losing what he is so proud of.

Answer 37

Il risque de perdre ce dont il est si fier.

de + ce que = ce dont

Question 38

That’s what it’s about.

Answer 38

Voilà ce dont il s’agit.

de + ce que = ce dont

Question 39

It’s not what I was expecting.

Answer 39

Ce n’est pas ce à quoi je m’attendais.

preposition + ce que = ce + preposition + quoi

Question 40

What I am particularly interested in is…

Answer 40

Ce à quoi je m’intéresse particulièrement c’est…

preposition + ce que = ce + preposition + quoi

Question 41

He agrees, which surprises me.

Answer 41

Il est d’accord, ce qui m’étonne.

Question 42

He said she wasn’t coming, which we already knew.

Answer 42

Il a dit qu’elle ne venait pas, ce que nous savions déjà.