French proverb - Tout ce qui brille n’est pas or.

ShreyA1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

French proverb - Tout ce qui brille n’est pas or.

Asked 5 years ago
ShreyA1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

Here I want to ask why it can’t be qui only as ce qui is used when refering to a whole idea or a situation whereas qui is used when referring to a particular noun(thing) . So why ce qui is used . What is the ‘situation’ considered here?

French proverb - Tout ce qui brille n’est pas or.

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