Ces exercices vous permettent de mettre en pratique les propositions relatives en anglais vues dans le cours. Entraînez-vous à utiliser who, which, that, whose et where dans des contextes variés.
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Exercice 1 — Choisissez le bon pronom relatif
Complétez chaque phrase en choisissant le pronom relatif correct parmi who, which, that, whose ou where.
- The scientist ___ discovered this molecule won the Nobel Prize last year.
- This is the neighbourhood ___ I grew up as a child.
- She handed him a report ___ conclusions were highly controversial.
- The documentary ___ we watched last night raised important environmental questions.
Correction
- The scientist who discovered this molecule won the Nobel Prize last year.
- This is the neighbourhood where I grew up as a child.
- She handed him a report whose conclusions were highly controversial.
- The documentary that we watched last night raised important environmental questions.
Exercice 2 — Corrigez les erreurs dans les propositions relatives
Chaque phrase contient une erreur liée à l'emploi des pronoms relatifs. Réécrivez la phrase correctement.
- The man which called you this morning left no message.
- That is the hotel where we stayed it during our trip to Edinburgh.
- The artist who's paintings are displayed here trained in Florence.
- This is the proposal which I think that will solve the problem.
Correction
- The man who called you this morning left no message.
- That is the hotel where we stayed during our trip to Edinburgh.
- The artist whose paintings are displayed here trained in Florence.
- This is the proposal which I think will solve the problem.
Exercice 3 — Propositions relatives : définitives ou non-définitives ?
Choisissez la phrase qui utilise correctement la proposition relative, en tenant compte de la ponctuation et du sens.
- Laquelle de ces phrases utilise correctement une proposition relative non-définitive ?
- Dans laquelle de ces phrases le pronom relatif peut-il être omis ?
- Quelle phrase contient une proposition relative définitive correctement formée ?
- Laquelle de ces phrases est correcte avec une proposition relative introduite par whose ?
Correction
- My sister, who lives in Canada, is visiting us next week.
- The book that won the prize was written by a debut author.
- The employees who work overtime deserve extra pay.
- The company, whose CEO resigned, has seen its shares drop significantly.
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