Advanced relative pronouns — understand and recognise

Advanced relative pronouns: progressive explanation, topic-specific examples, guided exercises and a corrected assessment.

Duration: 25 minPrerequisites: discours-indirect-produirePass mark: 80%

1. Objective

By the end, you will identify and explain “Advanced relative pronouns” in new examples.

2. Discover

Compare: la table sur laquelle…; le collègue avec lequel…; les raisons pour lesquelles…; la ville dans laquelle…. Which clue helps you recognise relatifs avec préposition / lequel?

3. Understand

Work from the full sentence in “Advanced relative pronouns — understand and recognise”. Identify the grammatical link first, then choose the form that preserves the intended meaning.

C’est une décision dont je comprends les raisons.Voici ce à quoi je pensais hier.La personne auprès de laquelle je me suis renseigné m’a aidé.Le quartier dans lequel nous habitons est bien desservi.Les raisons pour lesquelles elle refuse sont claires.Voilà ce dont nous avons besoin pour commencer.

Watch out

First identify the relation between the ideas: cause, consequence, contrast, condition, time… Choose the connector from the meaning, not the other way around.

4. Guided practice

5. Independent practice

6. Write / speak

Create new sentences in your own context; keep the target structure but change the situation.

7. Check your learning

8. Remember

For “Advanced relative pronouns — understand and recognise”, check the function of the form in the full sentence before answering.

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9. Now I can…

I can recognise “Advanced relative pronouns” in a new example.
I can justify my choice and create an example.