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 ?Ce qui ce que
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Ce qui ce que
This question relates to:French lesson "Ce qui (vs ce que) = what/which (French Relative Pronouns)"
Asked 4 years ago

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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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 ?Don't have an account yet? Join today
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