Date:

NOW THINK!

RELATIVE CLAUSES ( Subordonnes Relatives)

Observe les noncs ci-dessous pour en dduire les rgles demploi:

Richard Dreyfuss , who narrated the ad , is an American actor who is best known
for starring in the movie Jaws . However it was Steve Jobss version that went viral
after the death of Apples co-founder.

The iconic figures that / who (m)/ you can see in the commercial are 20th century
personalities who have changed the course of history.

The commercial whose name is Think Different was also the new slogan for the
company
in the nineties.

The first advert which / that / Steve Jobs narrated was inspiring !

The Apple is one of the most recognizable logos that has ever been created.

Think Different is the Apple slogan I was telling you about.

It is easy to imagine that such a commercial may have been inspiring at

the time when it was made.

I cant remember the name of the city where/in which the first Apple computer was
created , which is very annoying.

Dans chaque nonc, mets la proposition relative entre crochets , entoure en rouge le
pronom relatif et souligne en vert son antcdent . Puis complte le tableau ci-
dessous avec les pronoms relatifs correspondants .

FONCTION DU RELATIF DANS ANTECEDENT Anim ANTECEDENT Inanim

LA RELATIVE

Sujet

Complment

Gnitif (dont)

the place ()
Adverbial
the time ()

the reason ()

On traduit par whose ou of which en anglais, uniquement

lorsquil y a une ide de .... sous-jacente.
Or, dont apparat en franais chaque fois que le verbe est suivi de la prposition
de et il nest pas toujours question de possession.

Ex : Think Different is the Apple slogan I was telling you about.

Dans ce cas, sil y a prposition en anglais, on la maintient du

verbe et on utilise pas de pronom relatif.

POUR REPRENDRE LA PROPOSITION QUI POUR ANNONCER QUELQUE CHOSE QUI VA ETRE
PRECEDE PRECISE
the thing that =

Il existe deux types de relatives : Complte laide des mots ( essentielle, essentiel ,
restrictive , non-dterminative , dterminative )

Si la relative est au sens , c'est--dire quelle permet didentifier llment

dont on parle, on dit quelle est . ou . Ces
relatives sont les plus frquentes. On emploie le plus souvent THAT et WHO . Ex :

Si la relative apporte une prcision accessoire, un dtail supplmentaire non

au sens , on dit que la relative est . Ces relatives se placent
gnralement entre virgules. On emploie les pronoms WHICH et WHO. Ex :

Complete with who / which / that / whose /whom/ what / where / when
a- Mr Bush was the man _____________ built the first computer. He invented
a machine _____________ could do long lists of mathematical problems.
 b- Nowadays, there are computers _____________ memory allow them to do
millons of calculations a second.
c- He helped me with my connection , _____________ was very nice of him
d- This is the shop _____________ I bought my PC.
e- Did you like the video _____________ we saw yesterday?
f- I'll always remember the day _____________ I received my first E-mail!
g- I don't know _____________ to do. I'm lost!
h- This woman, _____________ son teaches IT, refuses to have a PC at home
i- For centuries, Man's hand was the only thing _____________ he could
calculate with.
j- Paul was speaking to his PC, _______________ surprised everybody
k- A nerd is a boy _______________ passion is to spend hours on a computer.
l- I'll never forget the first moment _______________ my computer crashed.
m-I want to go back to the place _______________ I bought this CD.
n- The man _______________ lives next door is a famous Webmaster.
o- Where are the disks _______________ I left on the table ?
p- He works for a company _______________ makes printers.
q- Tell me _______________ I should do!
r- My friend, _______________ father is a technician, helped me repair my
scanner.

Turn the 3 sentences below into one using relative pronouns .

Steve Jobs passed away on October 5, 2011 . He was co-founder,

chairman, and chief executive officer of Apple Inc. His iconic products
inspire the whole high-tech world.