who / which (qui)
whose (dont)
where (où)
what (tout)ce que)
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- who :
pour un antécédent humain
- which :
pour un antécédent non humain
- whose :
pour indiquer la possession
- where :
renvoie à un endroit
Example:
- The girl who lives here is called Betty.
(i) The girl si called Betty
(ii) The girl lives here.
a scientist.
- The elephant which lives here is called Ganesha.
(i) The elephant si called Ganesha
(ii) The elephant lives here.
- The singer, whose name I don't remember, has a beautiful voice.
(i) The singer has a beautiful voice
(ii) The singers name I don't remember
- The town where I live is by the sea.
(i) The town is by the sea.
(ii) I live in the town.
- I believe what you said. What you said is right.
- Il y a deux sortes de subordonnée relative, (1) celles qui définissent le nom auquel elle renvoient, et (2) celle qui donne seulement un complément d'information.
Pour (1) on peut aussi utiliser "that" ou rien du tout (s'il s'agit du complément de la subordonnée).
Examples:
The man who/that/- I mentionned is a scientist.
Plus de détails : e-anglais
