Demonstratives Qui & que

QUI is a SUBJECT It is followed by a VERB Qui Ce qui me plait, c’est de voir les chutes d’eau

Que is an OBJECT QUE It is NOT followed by a verb! It is followed by the subject of the verb

Remember ! Ce qui and Ce que both mean “WHAT” However: They mean “WHAT” When making a statement NOT when asking a question.

Ce que j’aime bien, c’est faire de la natation For example: What I like to do is to go swimming: Ce que j’aime bien, c’est faire de la natation Ce qui me plait, c’est faire de la natation.

Ce qui me plait, c’est de voir les chutes d’eau What I like (what pleases me), is to see the waterfalls. ME is NOT a subject, it is an object pronoun So, CE QUI is the subject of the verb PLAIT. (“Plait” as in S’il vous Plait)

Example Ce que j’aime bien à La Martinique, c’est le volcan. What I like best about Martinique is the volcanoe. CE QUE is used because it is followed by the SUBJECT of the sentence J’.

Demonstratives Pronouns celui, celle, ceux, celles Celui, celle, ceux, celles ('this one' or 'that one' in the singular; 'these,' 'those' or 'the ones' in the plural) are demonstrative pronouns. They replace a specific noun, which has been mentioned or is obvious from context, in order to avoid repeating it. They agree in gender and number with the nouns they replace.

Number Masculine Feminine singular Celui Celle plural Ceux Celles

• Celui de/d', celle de/d' … show possession. They are generally translated by : 'that of', 'those of' or by the possessive form.

Tu aimes l'accent de Tara Tu aimes l'accent de Tara? Je préfère celui de Jade Tu aimes la voix de Samuel? Oh, je préfère celle de Sterling Tu aimes les yeux de Stacy? Bette: Oui, mais je préfère ceux de Lisa. Tammy: Tu aimes les oreilles de Roger? Bette: Oui, mais je préfère celles de Pierre.

mean 'the one that', 'the one who' Celui Qui… Celle qui… Celui qui ... , celle qui ... mean 'the one that', 'the one who' ceux qui ... , celles qui ... mean 'those that / who'. They introduce a relative clause in which they are used as subjects. In the example below, ceux qui is the subject of the verb 'portent‘: Moi, j'aime les francais Moi aussi, surtout ceux qui portent le béret QUI is always followed by a Verb! It is the subject if the verb!

Celui que… Celle Que… Celui que ... and celle que ... mean 'the one that / whom / which', ceux que ... and celles que ... mean 'the ones that / whom / which'. They introduce a relative clause in which they are used as objects. In the example below, celui que is the object of 'j'aime'. Et toi Bette, qui est-ce que tu aimes? Bette: Celui que j'aime ne m'aime pas!

“It “or “ça” in front of “est” is C’… Ceci…Cela…C’ Ceci (this) and cela (that) are invariable demonstrative pronouns. They refer to things that cannot have a specific gender assigned to them, like ideas or statements. Ça is used in familiar or conversational style in place of cela for emphasis. “It “or “ça” in front of “est” is C’…

DONT Use dont if the subordinate clause needs an object introduced by de/d'. Such clauses may indicate possession or they may contain verbs which are followed by the preposition de. Some of these verbs include 'parler de' (to talk about); 'avoir besoin de' (to need); 'avoir peur de' (to be afraid of); 'tenir de' (to take after). Le livre dont je suis l'auteur est un roman historique. Dont often indicates possession; 'whose' is its English equivalent. John dont le grand-père a combattu en France, en 40, a dédié ce livre à Madame Rouchin.