Unit 14d - Relative Pronouns

Question 0

When a verb is followed by a preposition, the relative pronoun qui, quoi, lequel, laquelle, lesquels, or lesquelles is used. The preposition comes before the relative pronoun. Qui is used to refer to people only, and lequel, laquelle, lesquels, and lesquelles generally refer to things. Less commonly, lequel, laquelle, lesquels, and lesquelles may refer to people.

Answer 0

C’est l’ami à qui j’ai prêté mon appareil photo numérique.

It’s the friend to whom I lent my digital camera.

Question 1

Less common but grammatically correct, auquel (à lequel) may be used instead of à qui.

Answer 1

C’est l’ami auquel j’ai prêté mon appareil photo numérique.

It’s the friend to whom I lent my digital camera.

Question 2

When a verb is followed by a preposition, the relative pronoun qui, quoi, lequel, laquelle, lesquels, or lesquelles is used. The preposition comes before the relative pronoun.

Answer 2

C’est le cadeau auquel je pensais.

It’s the present I was thinking about.

Question 3

When a verb is followed by a preposition, the relative pronoun qui, quoi, lequel, laquelle, lesquels, or lesquelles is used. The preposition comes before the relative pronoun.

Answer 3

Je ne sais pas à quoi il pense.

I don’t what he is thinking about.

Question 4

When a verb is followed by a preposition, the relative pronoun qui, quoi, lequel, laquelle, lesquels, or lesquelles is used. The preposition comes before the relative pronoun.

Answer 4

C’est la femme pour qui il travaille.

It’s the woman for whom he is working.

Question 5

When a verb is followed by a preposition, the relative pronoun qui, quoi, lequel, laquelle, lesquels, or lesquelles is used. The preposition comes before the relative pronoun.

Answer 5

C’est l’entreprise pour laquelle il travaille.

It’s the company for which he is working.

Question 6

When a verb is followed by a preposition, the relative pronoun qui, quoi, lequel, laquelle, lesquels, or lesquelles is used. The preposition comes before the relative pronoun.

Answer 6

Ils ont rapporté des données sans lesquelles je n’aurais pas pu achever ma thèse.
They brought back some data without which I would not have been able to complete my thesis.

Question 7

When a verb is followed by a preposition, the relative pronoun qui, quoi, lequel, laquelle, lesquels, or lesquelles is used. The preposition comes before the relative pronoun.

Answer 7

J’admire l’élégance avec laquelle elle a prononcé son discours.
I admire the elegance with which she made her speech.

Question 8

When a verb is followed by a preposition, the relative pronoun qui, quoi, lequel, laquelle, lesquels, or lesquelles is used. The preposition comes before the relative pronoun.

Answer 8

Voici Zoé par qui nous avons appris la nouvelle.

Here’s Zoé, through whom we learned the news.

Question 9

When a verb is followed by a preposition, the relative pronoun qui, quoi, lequel, laquelle, lesquels, or lesquelles is used. The preposition comes before the relative pronoun.

Answer 9

Voici les photos parmi lesquelles j’ai trouvé celle de son ancien mari. Here are the pictures among which I found the one of her former husband.

Question 10

Note that qui cannot be used with the preposition parmi (among).

Answer 10

Il avait des collègues parmi lesquels il y avait beaucoup d’Indiens.
He had colleagues among whom there were a lot of Indians.