Les propositions subordonnées relatives

Pronoms relatifs, propositions définissantes et non-définissantes — programme de 1re LVA lycée général

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Cette activité de compréhension sur « Les propositions subordonnées relatives » en première entraîne à lire, analyser et répondre à des questions en anglais (LVA). Elle suit le programme officiel de première. Au programme : Introduction : qu'est-ce qu'une proposition relative ?, Les pronoms relatifs : who, which, that, whose, where, when, Les relatives définissantes (defining relative clauses), Les relatives non-définissantes (non-defining relative clauses). Lis le document, réponds puis vérifie immédiatement tes réponses pour progresser. Un bon moyen de travailler la méthode, d'enrichir son vocabulaire et de préparer les contrôles. Ressource gratuite proposée par un professeur particulier à Marseille pour réussir en anglais (LVA) en première.

1Read the following extract from a contemporary novel, then answer the questions below.

The house where Sophie had spent her childhood stood at the end of a winding lane that led through oak woods. It was a tall stone building whose ivy-covered walls had watched over three generations of the same family. The garden, which her grandmother had planted with roses and lavender, still filled the air with fragrance every summer. Sophie thought about the summers when she and her cousins would play until darkness fell, and the winters when the whole family gathered around the fireplace. Now the house belonged to her aunt, a woman who had always loved the place more than anyone else. Sophie looked at the garden gate, the one that her father had built with his own hands, and felt a sudden wave of emotion.

2Questions

Q1 Find all the relative pronouns used in the text and classify them as defining or non-defining.

Q2 In the sentence 'The house where Sophie had spent her childhood stood at the end of a winding lane', what is the role of 'where'?

Q3 Why is 'which' used (not 'that') in 'The garden, which her grandmother had planted with roses and lavender'?

Q4 Could you omit the relative pronoun in 'the gate that her father had built with his own hands'? Justify your answer.

Q5 Rewrite the sentence 'It was a tall stone building whose ivy-covered walls had watched over three generations' using 'the ivy-covered walls of which' instead of 'whose'.

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Réponse libre — exemple : Defining: that (lane that led), that (gate that her father had built), who (woman who had always loved). Non-defining: whose (building whose ivy-covered walls), which (garden, which her grandmother had planted), when (summers when she and her cousins played), when (winters when the whole family gathered).
where introduces a defining relative clause; it is a relative adverb replacing 'in which', with antecedent 'the house'
because it is a non-defining relative clause; that cannot be used in non-defining clauses
Réponse libre — exemple : Yes, omission is possible because it is a defining relative clause and 'that' is the direct object of 'had built' (her father is the subject). The sentence becomes: 'the gate her father had built with his own hands'.
It was a tall stone building the ivy-covered walls of which had watched over three generations

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