Relative pronouns

Question 1

que

Answer 1

replaces the direct object in a relative clause, for a person or a thing, used if verb does not come after
eg. il va acheter une maison. J’ai vu la maison= J’ai vu la maison qu’il va acheter

Question 2

qui

Answer 2

replaces the subject of the subordinate clause or replaces the indirect object after a preposition, used if verb comes after
eg. j’ai un fils qui joue au tennis
L’ami chez qui j’ai mangé est chef de cuisine

Question 3

lequel

Answer 3

refers to specific things, used without a noun
eg. c’est le client pour lequel je travaille

Question 4

forms of lequel

Answer 4

masculine singular = lequel
feminine singular = laquelle
masculine plural = lesquels
feminine plural = lesquelles

Question 5

où

Answer 5

can often replace dans lequel, sur lequel, par lequel
or used when the antecedent expresses time
eg. le jour où il a été élu

Question 6

dont

Answer 6

can mean of whom, of which, about whom, about which and whose
acts as an object of the main clause and can refer to both people and things
it is used to refer to objects of verbs or verbal expressions that include the preposition de
eg. il a besoin de ces documents = voici les documents dont il a besoin

Question 7

ce que, ce qui, ce dont, ce à quoi

Answer 7

-mean what
refer to ideas, not to persons, and do not have gender or number

Question 8

ce qui

Answer 8

used as subject of the dependent clause
j’aime ce qui est fabriqué dans cet atelier

Question 9

ce que

Answer 9

used as the direct object of the dependent clause
tu comprends ce que ce journaliste écrit?

Question 10

ce dont

Answer 10

used when verbs take the preposition de
je m’intéresse à ce dont vous avez parlé ce matin