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Les pronoms relatifs: qui et que
Les pronoms relatifs: qui et que
Forms and uses:
Forms and uses:
Relative pronouns are used to link two related ideas into a single sentence: this avoids repetition.
Notice how repetitive the original sentences are, and how using the relative pronoun makes them shorter and gets rid of repetition.
Using qui and que
Using qui and que
Qui is used for the subject of a sentence (person or thing). It is followed by a verb.
Que is associated with direct objects for people and things. It is not directly followed by a verb.
Direct objects in the sentences below are underlined, and subjects are in italics.
Accord/Agreement in the passé composé:
The past participle agrees with the direct object that comes before the verb in the passé composé.
In the first example below, What did you buy? = The tickets. So billets (tickets) are the direct object.
Les billets=masculine, plural = add an ‘s’ to the past participle.
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