1.1.7.4 Relative Pronouns
(i) Simple and Compound Relative Pronouns
There are simple and compound forms of the relative pronouns:
1) Simple Relative Pronouns: qui, qui, quoi, dont, où.
2) Compound Relative Pronouns: lequel, laquelle, lesquels, lesquelles.
These form the basis for further compounding with other prepositions, for example, à laquelle, sur lequel, etc.
(ii) Linking Clauses
Relative pronouns can link two clauses – a main clause and a subordinate one.
Ex,
J’ai retrouvé le livre qui me manquait.
qui represents livre, which is its antecedent; livre is the object of ai retrouvé in the main clause, and the subject of manquait in the subordinate clause.
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