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En anglais, il fonctione similaire que le français

The man, who is very tall, can touch the ceiling in class.

Who is the relative pronoun. Who is very tall is NOT a sentence alone. This is a relative or dependent clause. It can be made into a sentence by reusing the subject the man.
The man is very tall. The man can touch the ceiling in class.

The man is the subject of both sentences.

Il y a des autres mots qui fonctionne comme pronom relatifs

I really like the movie that you saw with Keri.

That you saw with Keri is NOT a sentence alone.

I really like the movie.
You saw the movie with Keri.


This time what part of speech is the movie? Not the subject! It is the object.

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Qui does translate to who most of the time

Qui as an interrogative (question) word will always translate to who.

However, as a relative pronoun, it replaces the SUBJECT and its translation will vary depending on the context. Look at the examples on the next slide.

Qui does translate to who most of the time- not all

La voiture, qui roule rapidement, est vraiment forte.
The car, that is going fast, is really loud.

Je lis le livre qui est sur ton bureau.
I am reading the book that is on your desk.

Le garçon est responsible.

Phrase 2

Le garçon, qui fait régulièrement des tâches , est responsible.
Le garçon, qui est responsible, fait régulièrement des tâches.

Phrase 1

Le garçon fait régulièrement des tâches .

Le garçon fait régulièrement des tâches .

Phrase 2 - objet

Le garçon fait régulièrement des tâches qui sont difficiles.

Phrase 1 - sujet

Les taches sont difficiles.