French Relative Pronoun

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

• who/that

• that/so

• dobe/do

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

• qui

• dont

• quoi

• que

• où

Qui refers to the ____ of the main clause.

• verb

• subject

• object

While QUE refers to the ____ of the action

• verb

• subject

• object

This means that 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