French relative pronouns - QUI QUE and DONT

Find the relative pronoun: He 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

• who/that

• that/so

• dobe/do

There are 4 options in French...pick them all!

• qui

• dont

• quoi

• que

• où

QUI is usually followed by a ____.

• noun

• adjective

• verb

While QUE is usually followed by a ____.

• verb

• noun

• adjective

What about OÙ?

• used with places or time frame

• used with people you like

• used with small animals

• used with abstract concepts

What about DONT?

• used with relatives

• used with expressions using DE

• used with verbs in the futur simple

• used when in doubt

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