Relative Pronouns Flashcards
Qui
Who
which
that
What part of the clause?
Subject
The woman who is speaking is my mother
La femme qui parle est ma mère
Que
Whom
Which
that
What part of the clause?
Object (direct)
Que in front of a vowel
Qu’
The boy whom we saw yesterday is my brother
Le garçon que nous avons vu hier est mon frère
Que refers to
People
things
Qui refers to
Person
thing
Dont
Whose
of (about) which
of (about) whom
Dont denotes a relationship with ___ between __ and __
De
subordinate clause
main clause
Dont indicates
Possession
Cause
Manner
material
Dont refers to
People
Thing
Dont cannot be followed by
A possessive adjective
The woman about whom we are talking
La femme dont nous parlons
Dont can only be used when
It immediately follows the noun to which it refers
Dont: If the noun is followed by a ___ the appropriate form of __ + __ must be used
Prepositional phrase
De
Lequel
He is the boy whose sister I used to do ballet with
C’est le garçon avec le sœur duquel je faisais de la danse classique
