Exercices B2 : Les propositions relatives en anglais

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.

1. The scientist ___ discovered this molecule won the Nobel Prize last year.
2. This is the neighbourhood ___ I grew up as a child.
3. She handed him a report ___ conclusions were highly controversial.
4. The documentary ___ we watched last night raised important environmental questions.

Correction

1. The scientist who discovered this molecule won the Nobel Prize last year.
2. This is the neighbourhood where I grew up as a child.
3. She handed him a report whose conclusions were highly controversial.
4. 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.

1. The man which called you this morning left no message.
2. That is the hotel where we stayed it during our trip to Edinburgh.
3. The artist who's paintings are displayed here trained in Florence.
4. This is the proposal which I think that will solve the problem.

Correction

1. The man who called you this morning left no message.
2. That is the hotel where we stayed during our trip to Edinburgh.
3. The artist whose paintings are displayed here trained in Florence.
4. 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.

1. Laquelle de ces phrases utilise correctement une proposition relative non-définitive ?
2. Dans laquelle de ces phrases le pronom relatif peut-il être omis ?
3. Quelle phrase contient une proposition relative définitive correctement formée ?
4. Laquelle de ces phrases est correcte avec une proposition relative introduite par whose ?

Correction

1. My sister, who lives in Canada, is visiting us next week.
2. The book that won the prize was written by a debut author.
3. The employees who work overtime deserve extra pay.
4. The company, whose CEO resigned, has seen its shares drop significantly.