Practice Makes Perfect

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EXERCICE

  

Traduire les phrases suivantes en commençant par ce qui, ce que, ce à quoi ou ce dont.

    1.  What he wants is more free time.

    2.  What the glassblower uses is in the other workshop.

    3.  What I can’t remember is this incident in Camargue.

    4.  What I expected was different.

    5.  What he needs is this book.

    6.  What they are talking about is interesting.

    7.  What he does is difficult.

    8.  What she is interested in is this art collection.

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9.  What they love is chocolate.

  10.  What happened last night is very sad.

The relative pronouns qui and que can sometimes be followed by the subjunctive. If there is 

a doubt about the existence of someone or the possible realization of anything, the subjunctive 

may be used after the relative pronoun.

Il cherche un artisan qui puisse  

He is looking for an artisan who might be able 

restaurer ce fauteuil Louis XV. 

  to restore this Louis XV armchair.

Connaîtriez-vous un antiquaire qui  

Would you know of an antiques dealer who sells