Write "The girl I'm thinking of is Isabelle." : La fille ________ je pense est Isabelle.à quidontà laquelle
I have read most of the discussion about the use of "dont", and I don't understand why it's wrong in this question. Can anyone explain it - simply, if possible. auquelà quoi
Use of "dont"
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A. Bryce L.Kwiziq community member
Use of "dont"
This question relates to:French lesson "À + qui, auquel, à laquelle = to whom, what, which (French Relative Pronouns)"
Asked 2 months ago
Bryce,
because in this context, it is ' penser à qqn ', not ' penser de ...'. - Je pense à Isabelle.
As a relative pronoun, dont can only 'replace' the complement when it would be introduced by the preposition ' de '.
When the preposition introducing the complement being replaced would be " à ", you need to use ' à qui ' or ' auquel (or its variants), as the lesson is covering.
( With any preposition other than de, the basic form is ' preposition qui/lequel/….. ', with the usual contractions when the preposition is ' à '. )
See ' à noter ' in the Lawless link on 'dont' below.
https://www.lawlessfrench.com/grammar/penser-lesson/
https://www.lawlessfrench.com/grammar/relative-pronoun-dont/
À + qui, auquel, à laquelle = to whom, what, which (French Relative Pronouns)
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