B2 Grammar: Relative Pronoun Dont

Question

In the sentence:You threw away the shoe with the broken heelWould the following be an acceptable translation, instead of using  as in the example?Tu as jeté la chaussure avec le talon cassé .

Accepted Answer

Hi John,
 
"Tu as jeté la chaussure dont le talon est cassé."--> You threw away the shoe with the broken heel.  Your proposal could give a sense of ambiguity - is there one item or two being expressed?
"avec" is a preposition  but the lesson is on the subject of the relative pronoun "dont"
The grammar using the preposition "avec" creates the possibility that a shoe and a broken heel were thrown away but not necessarily related ie. there were two items being disposed of.
I recommend holding to the translation using "dont" only. "The shoes whose heel ...."   this construction is unambiguous.
Bonne continuation
 
Jim