Language/French/Grammar/Relative-Clause
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Relative Clause
A relative clause (in French, “une proposition subordonnée relative”) provides more information about a noun or pronoun from the previous clause without having to begin a new sentence.
Examples
The underlined text in the examples below is the relative clause:
- Ce sont les amis avec lesquels je suis des cours de français.
These are the friends with whom I take French lessons.
- Vincent, que je connais depuis 1 an, est très intelligent.
Vincent, whom I have known for 1 year, is very intelligent.
- Antony, qui porte des lunettes, est le plus grand du collège.
Antony, who wears glasses, is the tallest in the college.