TYPE ONE : COMPLEMENT OF THE NOUN

ex : cette agence dont je connais le VRP ... : this agency whose rep I know...

ex : notre assistant dont j'ai vu le travail ... : our assistant whose work I saw...

DERIVED FROM : the rep of our agency, the work of our assistant

TYPE TWO : COMPLEMENT OF A VERB

ex : la pub dont il parle : the ad he is talking about

(the ad that he is talking about)

(the ad which he is talking about)

DERIVED FROM : he is talking about the ad

COMPLEMENT OF A VERB PHRASE

(ex : avoir besoin de, avoir peur de, avoir envie de, avoir idée de ...)

ex : l'ordinateur dont j'ai besoin : the computer I need

(the computer that I need)

(the computer which I need)

ex : les gens dont j'ai peur : the people I am afraid of

(the people that I am afraid of)

(the people which I am afraid of)

DERIVED FROM : I need a computer, I am afraid of the people who ...

TYPE THREE : PART OF A WHOLE

ex : trois hommes dont un est pilote ... : three men, one of whom is a pilot ...

ex : des sociétés dont on connaît bien certaines... : firms some of which are well known ...

DERIVED FROM : One of the three men is a pilot (person)

Some of the companies are well known(object)

Activities

(Print the rules before doing the activities)

Put the sentences in the correct order (5 sentences)

Complete the sentences with the appropriate relative pronoun

Complete the translation of the sentences (1)

Complete the translation of the sentences (2)