Ce corrigé relatives et subordonnées de temps donne toutes les réponses, dans l’ordre. Quand plusieurs pronoms sont possibles, ils sont tous indiqués : that et Ø ne sont pas des erreurs, souvent ce sont même les choix les plus naturels.
La correction détaillée
Corrigé relatives et subordonnées : réponses expliquées
Correction de l’exercice 1 : Who, which ou whose ?- who : une personne, sujet.
- which : une chose.
- whose : sa mère, possession.
- which : des films.
- who : des personnes.
- whose : son téléphone.
- which : un animal.
- whose : sa voiture.
- which / that / Ø : le pronom est complément (you est sujet).
- who / that : le pronom est sujet de teaches.
- which / that / Ø : complément.
- whose : ses chansons.
- who / that / Ø : complément (whom est possible en anglais très soutenu).
- which / that : sujet de goes.
- who seulement : relative entre virgules, ni that ni Ø.
- I have a friend who speaks four languages.
- This is the museum (which / that) we visited last year.
- The boy who won the race is in my class.
- I read a book which was written by a teenager. (ou that)
- The man (who) I asked the way was very kind.
- The phone (that) you found in the street is new.
- The film (that) we watched last night was boring.
Remarque : it et him disparaissent, car le relatif les remplace.
- The song she sang was beautiful.
- Impossible : who est sujet de sits.
- The pizza we ordered arrived cold.
- Impossible : who est sujet de called.
- The friends I invited are all here.
- The boy I was talking to is my cousin. (la préposition reste en fin de relative)
- This is the boy whose sister is a pilot.
- I know a woman whose house is full of cats.
- That’s the writer whose books are famous all over the world.
- We met a family whose car had broken down.
- The girl whose bike was stolen is crying.
- I have a neighbour whose dog barks all night.
- as soon as
- while : action en cours (was having).
- When : une période de la vie.
- while : action en cours (was sleeping).
- as soon as : dès que tu arrives.
- When (ou As soon as) : deux actions qui se suivent immédiatement.
- while : pendant toute la durée des vacances.
- When I grow up, I will be a vet.
- As soon as the film ends, we will go home.
- I will phone you when I know the results.
- While I was doing my homework yesterday, my brother was playing video games. (deux actions en cours en même temps)
- We will have dinner as soon as Dad comes back.
- When she opened the door last night, the cat ran out.
- As soon as I have finished (ou finish) this chapter, I will lend you the book.
- The boy who won the prize is my brother.
- I’ll call you when I arrive.
- That’s the girl whose bike was stolen.
- The book that I read was great. (on supprime it)
- My mother, who is a doctor, works at night.
- As soon as he gets the message, he will answer.
- The girl who is singing is my sister. (ou The girl singing…)
- It’s the book (that) I told you about.
- I have a friend whose father is a firefighter.
- As soon as I am on holiday, I will sleep until midday.
- While you were sleeping, it snowed.
- When I grow up, I will live in London.
- Liam is the tall boy standing at the back. His jokes make everybody laugh.
- She is next to Liam and her hair is red.
- She organised the whole trip.
- He is their history teacher.
- Whose : whose jokes make everybody laugh ou whose hair is red. Who : who is standing at the back ou who organised the whole trip. Sans pronom : (that) you can see on the right ou (that) we travelled in.
- As soon as they arrived, while the sun was still shining.
Exemple de réponse modèle :
- A vet is a person who looks after sick animals.
- A fridge is a machine which keeps food cold.
- An orphan is a child whose parents are dead.
- A referee is a person who makes sure players respect the rules.
- When I finish school, I will travel around Australia.
- I will buy a guitar as soon as I have enough money.
Comment progresser après ce corrigé
Pour fixer les relatives, joue aux devinettes en anglais avec un camarade : « It’s a person who… », « It’s a thing which… ». Pour whose, décris les membres de ta famille : my uncle, whose job is…, my cousin, whose dog… Enfin, pour les subordonnées de temps, écris cinq projets d’avenir avec when et as soon as, et vérifie qu’aucun will ne s’est glissé après la conjonction.

