Advanced relative pronouns — practise in context

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

Duration: 25 minPrerequisites: relatifs-avances-comprendrePass mark: 80%

1. Objective

By the end, you will manipulate forms related to “Advanced relative pronouns” without copying the model.

2. Discover

Take two “Advanced relative pronouns” examples and change one element at a time.

3. Understand

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

Le collègue avec qui je travaille connaît bien le dossier.C’est exactement ce à quoi je m’attendais.Le document sans lequel nous ne pouvons pas avancer manque encore.La question à propos de laquelle nous discutons reste ouverte.Voici ce dont il faut se souvenir.Les personnes parmi lesquelles il faut choisir sont déjà là.

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 — practise in context”, 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.