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It is essential to know how to connect several elements in the same sentence. One 

way to link ideas back to persons and things already mentioned is by using pron

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oms relatifs (relative pronouns). Relative pronouns link two sentences, making 

one dependent on the other. The dependent phrase is also called the subordinate 

clause; it contains a verb, but usually cannot stand alone. Choosing the correct 

relative pronoun depends on its function in the sentence (subject, direct object, or 

object of a preposition).

Qui

Let’s start with the relative pronoun qui used as a subject. Qui may refer to people 

or things and may mean who, whom, which, what, or that.

J’écoute la personne qui parle. 

I am listening to the person who  

 

  is speaking.

Il aime les histoires qui finissent bien. 

He likes stories that end well.

Elle remercie la cousine qui l’a invitée. 

She thanks the cousin who  

   

  invited her.

Nous félicitons l’artiste qui a pris cette  

We congratulate the artist who 

photo.  

took this picture.

Note that the -i of qui is never dropped in front of a vowel sound (see above: