Ce qui ce que

Amanda B.C1Kwiziq community member

Ce qui ce que

Il a gagné la course, ce qui est impressionnant.He won the race, which is amazing.

Ce qui in this suggests the word race is the subject. Why? I am really struggling with which is the subject or object in more complex sentences. Isn’t he the subject doing the winning ?

This question relates to:French lesson "Ce qui (vs ce que) = what/which (French Relative Pronouns)"

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CécileKwiziq Native French TeacherCorrect answer

Hi Amanda,

In grammatical terms, it is the fact that he won the race which is amazing and not the race itself.

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Amanda B.C1Kwiziq community member

Thanks

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Amanda B. asked:

Ce qui ce que

Il a gagné la course, ce qui est impressionnant.He won the race, which is amazing.

Ce qui in this suggests the word race is the subject. Why? I am really struggling with which is the subject or object in more complex sentences. Isn’t he the subject doing the winning ?

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