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Les propositions subordonnées relatives
Pronoms relatifs, propositions définissantes et non-définissantes — programme de 1re LVA lycée général
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Les 36 questions du QCM en version texte
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Niveau facile — 12 questions
The woman ___ called you is my mother.
- A. which
- B. who
- C. whose
- D. where
Réponse
B. who — Antécédent = personne → who.
I like the books ___ are on this shelf.
- A. who
- B. whose
- C. which
- D. when
Réponse
C. which — Antécédent = chose (books) → which.
This is the village ___ I was born.
- A. when
- B. where
- C. which
- D. who
Réponse
B. where — Antécédent = lieu (village) → where.
Do you know the year ___ the internet was invented?
- A. where
- B. whose
- C. who
- D. when
Réponse
D. when — Antécédent = époque (year) → when.
The student ___ essay won the prize is in our class.
- A. who
- B. which
- C. whose
- D. that
Réponse
C. whose — Possession : essay of the student → whose.
Everything ___ she does is perfect.
- A. which
- B. who
- C. what
- D. that
Réponse
D. that — Après everything → that (et non which ou what).
Quelle phrase est correcte ?
- A. The car which I bought it is red.
- B. The car which I bought is red.
- C. The car that I bought it is red.
- D. The car what I bought is red.
Réponse
B. The car which I bought is red. — On ne répète pas le pronom objet (it) à l'intérieur de la relative.
The hotel ___ we stayed was very comfortable.
- A. when
- B. where
- C. which
- D. that
Réponse
B. where — Antécédent = lieu (hotel) → where.
He is the man ___ helped me yesterday.
- A. which
- B. whose
- C. who
- D. where
Réponse
C. who — Antécédent = personne + sujet de la relative → who.
That was the summer ___ everything changed.
- A. where
- B. which
- C. whose
- D. when
Réponse
D. when — Antécédent = époque (summer) → when.
This is the best film ___ I have ever seen.
- A. which
- B. who
- C. that
- D. what
Réponse
C. that — Après un superlatif (best) → that.
The scientist ___ discovered penicillin was Alexander Fleming.
- A. which
- B. whose
- C. where
- D. who
Réponse
D. who — Antécédent = personne → who.
Niveau moyen — 12 questions
Quelle phrase nécessite des virgules ?
- A. The book that won the prize was written by her.
- B. London which is the capital of England is very crowded.
- C. The students who failed must retake the exam.
- D. The film that I saw last night was boring.
Réponse
B. London which is the capital of England is very crowded. — London est déjà identifié → non-définissante → virgules obligatoires.
Dans laquelle de ces phrases peut-on omettre le relatif ?
- A. The woman who wrote this novel is French.
- B. The city where I grew up is beautiful.
- C. The report that she submitted was excellent.
- D. My sister, who is a doctor, is very busy.
Réponse
C. The report that she submitted was excellent. — that = COD de submitted + relative définissante → omission possible.
Choisissez la bonne option : My father, ___ is an engineer, worked on this bridge.
- A. that
- B. which
- C. who
- D. whose
Réponse
C. who — Non-définissante (virgules) + personne → who, pas that.
The house ___ roof was damaged in the storm has been repaired.
- A. who
- B. which
- C. whose
- D. that
Réponse
C. whose — Possession (roof of the house) → whose.
Which sentence is correct?
- A. The person to that I spoke was helpful.
- B. The person to whom I spoke was helpful.
- C. The person to who I spoke was helpful.
- D. The person to which I spoke was helpful.
Réponse
B. The person to whom I spoke was helpful. — Préposition antéposée + personne → whom (jamais that, who ou which pour une personne).
Can you omit 'which' in: 'The project, which took three years, was a success'?
- A. Yes, because it is a COD.
- B. No, because it is a non-defining clause.
- C. Yes, because 'which' is the subject.
- D. No, because 'which' refers to a thing.
Réponse
B. No, because it is a non-defining clause. — Non-définissante → le relatif est toujours obligatoire.
Choisissez la phrase où 'that' est obligatoire.
- A. This is the town, that I love.
- B. She is the only person that can solve this.
- C. My cat, that is very old, sleeps a lot.
- D. The teacher, that is strict, gave us homework.
Réponse
B. She is the only person that can solve this. — Après 'only' → that obligatoire. Et les non-définissantes ne peuvent pas utiliser that.
The film ___ we watched together will always remind me of you.
- A. which
- B. when
- C. whose
- D. where
Réponse
A. which — Antécédent = chose (film), relative définissante → which (ou that, mais seul which est proposé).
Quelle est la différence entre 'The students who passed were pleased' et 'The students, who passed, were pleased' ?
- A. Aucune différence.
- B. La première concerne tous les étudiants.
- C. La première concerne seulement les étudiants qui ont réussi.
- D. La deuxième est incorrecte.
Réponse
C. La première concerne seulement les étudiants qui ont réussi. — Sans virgules = définissante : seuls les étudiants ayant réussi. Avec virgules = non-définissante : tous ont réussi.
The moment ___ I realised my mistake, I apologised.
- A. when
- B. where
- C. which
- D. who
Réponse
A. when — Antécédent = moment → when.
Reformulez en style soutenu : 'The chair that she sat on was broken.'
- A. The chair on which she sat was broken.
- B. The chair on that she sat was broken.
- C. The chair which on she sat was broken.
- D. The chair on who she sat was broken.
Réponse
A. The chair on which she sat was broken. — Préposition antéposée + chose → on which.
Which sentence has a non-defining relative clause?
- A. The bag that I lost was expensive.
- B. Hamlet, which was written by Shakespeare, is a tragedy.
- C. All the books that she recommended were interesting.
- D. The player that scored the goal was substituted.
Réponse
B. Hamlet, which was written by Shakespeare, is a tragedy. — Hamlet est identifié par son nom propre → info secondaire → non-définissante avec virgules.
Niveau difficile — 12 questions
She passed her exam, ___ surprised everyone in the class.
- A. that
- B. who
- C. which
- D. whose
Réponse
C. which — 'which' à valeur de phrase entière (= le fait qu'elle ait réussi). That interdit dans les non-définissantes.
Laquelle de ces phrases est incorrecte ?
- A. The man whose car was stolen reported it to the police.
- B. The city in which I was born has changed a lot.
- C. This is the film about which she talked.
- D. The author, that won the prize, gave a speech.
Réponse
D. The author, that won the prize, gave a speech. — Non-définissante → that interdit → il faut who.
There is nothing ___ I can do to help you.
- A. which
- B. who
- C. that
- D. what
Réponse
C. that — Après nothing (pronom indéfini négatif) → that.
Quelle phrase est stylistiquement la plus soutenue ?
- A. The scientist that she collaborated with won the prize.
- B. The scientist who she collaborated with won the prize.
- C. The scientist with whom she collaborated won the prize.
- D. The scientist with who she collaborated won the prize.
Réponse
C. The scientist with whom she collaborated won the prize. — Préposition antéposée + whom → style soutenu. 'With who' est incorrect.
Which is correct: 'The reason why/that/which he left is unknown.'?
- A. Only 'why' is correct.
- B. Only 'that' is correct.
- C. 'why', 'that' and omission are all correct; 'which' is wrong here.
- D. 'which' and 'that' are both correct; 'why' is wrong.
Réponse
C. 'why', 'that' and omission are all correct; 'which' is wrong here. — Après 'reason', on peut dire: the reason why / the reason that / the reason (omission). 'Which' est incorrect ici.
Identify the error: 'The professor who's research I cited retired last year.'
- A. 'who's' should be 'whose'.
- B. 'retired' should be 'has retired'.
- C. 'cited' should be 'have cited'.
- D. There is no error.
Réponse
A. 'who's' should be 'whose'. — 'Who's' = who is/has. Ici c'est la possession (research of the professor) → whose.
He said something ___ really upset me.
- A. which
- B. what
- C. that
- D. who
Réponse
C. that — Après 'something' → that. 'What' n'est pas pronom relatif.
Choisissez la bonne relative avec préposition pour relier : 'She is the colleague. I rely on her.'
- A. She is the colleague on whom I rely.
- B. She is the colleague on which I rely.
- C. She is the colleague to whom I rely.
- D. She is the colleague with which I rely.
Réponse
A. She is the colleague on whom I rely. — rely on → preposition = on ; personne → whom. → on whom.
The only thing ___ matters now is your health.
- A. which
- B. that
- C. what
- D. who
Réponse
B. that — Après 'only thing' → that (not which).
Lequel de ces éléments ne peut PAS être l'antécédent de 'where' ?
- A. a country
- B. a time
- C. a building
- D. a district
Réponse
B. a time — 'a time' est un antécédent temporel → when, pas where.
The book, ___ author won the Booker Prize, was a bestseller.
- A. which
- B. who
- C. whose
- D. that
Réponse
C. whose — Possession : author of the book → whose. Non-définissante avec virgules.
Which sentence allows omission of the relative pronoun?
- A. This is the artist who painted the mural.
- B. The house where I grew up was demolished.
- C. The speech that the president delivered was broadcast live.
- D. The manager whose decision caused the crisis resigned.
Réponse
C. The speech that the president delivered was broadcast live. — Defining + that = COD of 'delivered' → omission possible. 'who' est sujet, 'where' et 'whose' ne sont jamais omissibles.
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