Corrigé relatives : exercices d’anglais première

1. Pas de virgules : D. On identifie le navire.
2. Sam King, who later became mayor of Southwark, sailed… : E, un nom propre est déjà identifié.
3. Pas de virgules : D. Seules ces personnes avaient le droit de rester.
4. Jamaica, which became independent in 1962, sent… : E.
5. Pas de virgules : D (that est d’ailleurs impossible dans une explicative).
6. London, where many newcomers settled, was… : E.

1. who / that : sujet, personne.
2. whom : après une préposition, jamais who.
3. whose : son roman.
4. which : reprend toute l’idée « elle a perdu son emploi ».
5. What : « ce qui » sans antécédent.
6. which : après une préposition, jamais that.
7. whose : son fils.
8. that (ou rien) : après everything.

1. I met a woman whose father arrived on the Windrush.
2. This is the museum whose archives tell the migrants’ story.
3. The minister whose department had lost the records resigned.
4. They interviewed a teacher whose pupils come from thirty countries.
5. Kingston is a city whose music influenced British pop.
6. The man whose passport had expired years before was deported.

1. The woman I spoke to was very helpful.
2. The street they lived in has been demolished.
3. That is the job she applied for.
4. The friends he travelled with stayed in Leeds.
5. The problem we talked about is serious.
6. The country they came from was a British colony.

1. Hundreds of passengers, many of whom were ex-servicemen, sailed on the ship.
2. She wrote three novels, all of which were translated into French.
3. The report quoted ten witnesses, none of whom had ever been asked for documents before.
4. We visited two exhibitions, both of which dealt with migration.
5. He has four brothers, one of whom lives in Toronto.
6. The city has many markets, the largest of which is in Brixton.

1. The government apologised, which surprised many people.
2. He forgot his passport, which meant he couldn’t board the plane.
3. She speaks four languages, which is very useful in her job.
4. They were asked for papers they had never had, which was deeply unfair.
5. It rained all day, which ruined the carnival.
6. The bus was late again, which often happens on Mondays.

1. The people living next door come from Ghana : sens actif.
2. The letters written by the migrants are now on display : sens passif.
3. She was the first woman to become a bus driver in our town.
4. Anyone wanting to apply must fill in this form.
5. The houses built after the war were small.
6. Students arriving late will not be admitted.
7. He was the only person to answer the question.
8. The ship moored in the harbour is a replica.

1. Winston’s daughter’s baby
2. Albert’s daughter’s son
3. Winston’s father’s suitcase
4. Gloria’s son’s wife
5. my grandparents’ house : pluriel en -s, apostrophe seule.
6. Pauline’s children’s photos : children est un pluriel irrégulier, donc ’s.
7. Ruby : la fille de Winston est Kezia, et son bébé est Ruby.
8. Leon : la fille de Gloria est Marcia, et son fils est Leon.

1. The man who / that helped us was a nurse.
2. My uncle, who lives in Leeds, came… : jamais that dans une explicative.
3. The woman whose husband was deported…
4. He told us all (that) he knew.
5. That is the reason why (ou the reason that) she left.
6. Andrea Levy’s book is very famous.
7. Kezia’s baby is called Ruby : pas d’article devant un génitif de nom propre.
8. She passed the exam, which pleased her parents.

1. The ship everyone is talking about is the Empire Windrush. (soutenu : the ship about which everyone is talking)
2. What interests me is my family’s history.
3. He lost his job, which forced him to leave.
4. The woman whose son was deported is testifying today.
5. The passengers, many of whom were former soldiers, were looking for work.
6. My grandmother’s mother’s suitcase is in the museum.

Exemple de réponse modèle :

1. I admire Marcus Rashford, whose campaign helped thousands of children get free meals.
2. The library I spend most of my Saturdays in is a quiet old building.
3. My sister moved to Montreal last year, which was hard for the whole family.
4. I have about twenty cousins, most of whom live in Martinique.
5. The kids playing football in my street every evening are really noisy.