French Relative Pronouns

What does a relative pronoun do?

• It connects a relative clause to the main clause

• It tells us who is doing the action

• It links the preposition to the antecedent

• It visits on Thanksgiving

Find the relative pronoun: The boy who was up too late missed the bus.

• boy

• was

• who

• missed the bus

Find the relative pronoun: The virus that was spreading caused a pandemic.

• virus

• was spreading

• that

• caused

So what is the meaning of a relative pronoun in English?

• who/was/when

• who/that/which

• that/so/which

• be/do/who

Qui refers to the ____ of the main clause.

• verb

• subject

• object

While QUE refers to the ____ of the action

• verb

• subject

• object

QUI is usually followed by a ____.

• noun

• adjective

• verb

Practice time: La jupe ____ tu portes est trop longue!

• qui

• que

• dont

• où

Le docteur ____ est arrivé hier m'a sauvé la vie!

• dont

• où

• qui

• que

Les étudiants ______ sont dans ma classe ont bien réussi l'examen.

• qui

• où

• dont

• que