Pronoms Relatifs & Demonstratifs en Anglais

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1. Pronoms relatifs (Relative Pronouns)

PronomUsageExemple
whoPersonnes (sujet)The manager who hired me is retiring.
whomPersonnes (complement)The client whom we contacted agreed.
whichChoses / animauxThe report which you sent was excellent.
thatPersonnes ou choses (definissante)The skills that you need are listed.
whosePossessionThe employee whose idea won got promoted.
Regle cle : Apres une virgule (proposition non definissante), utilisez who ou which, JAMAIS "that".
Correct : My colleague, who speaks French, is available.
Incorrect : My colleague, that speaks French, is available.

2. Who vs Whom -- l'astuce infaillible

Reformulez la phrase en reponse :

Who called? → He called. (who = sujet)

Whom did you call? → I called him. (whom = complement)

3. Pronoms demonstratifs

ProximiteSingulierPlurielExemple
ProchethistheseThis is my office. / These are the contracts.
LointainthatthoseThat was interesting. / Those figures are outdated.

4. Pronoms interrogatifs

PronomUsageExemple
WhoPersonnes (sujet)Who is responsible?
WhomPersonnes (complement)Whom did you invite?
WhatChoses (choix ouvert)What do you think?
WhichChoix limiteWhich option do you prefer?
WhosePossessionWhose idea was this?

5. Quiz rapide

Completez avec who, whom, which, that, whose, this, these, those :

1. The colleague ___ report I read is talented.

2. ___ are the files you requested.

3. The book ___ I recommended is excellent.

4. ___ did you invite to the meeting?

5. My manager, ___ is very experienced, approved the plan.

6. ___ figures from last quarter show improvement.

7. The company ___ profits increased won an award.

8. The strategy ___ we implemented worked perfectly.

Reponses : 1. whose | 2. These | 3. which/that | 4. Whom | 5. who | 6. Those | 7. whose | 8. that/which