French Relative Clauses: Qui, Que, Dont, Où, Lequel — The Complete Map

Target: 1,800+ words

Relative clauses are the glue of advanced French. They let you combine short, choppy sentences into elegant, complex ones. And they're everywhere in TEF/TCF reading passages.

The problem? French has more relative pronouns than English, and choosing the wrong one is a dead giveaway of intermediate-level French.

Part 1: What Is a Relative Clause?

A relative clause provides extra information about a noun (the antecedent).