Ce qui retarde le train, c'est la grève.

Jastine Joyce G.B1Kwiziq community member

Ce qui retarde le train, c'est la grève.

Hi, in this context below, why is ce qui used instead of qui, when is refers only to a noun which is la grève?

________ retarde le train, c'est la grève. What delays the train is the strike.

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

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Hoang-Long L.Kwiziq community member

In my humble comprehension, in "ce qui", ce + S [est]; c' = ce = sujet faux = ce (qui). This style is emphatic. In other words, ce qui retarde le train est la grève. ce qui = pronom indéfini à double fonction which is used for animal, chose, but not person in the singular/plural. For person, animal, chose, la famille [celui qui/que/quoi] in the singular/plural.

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Ce qui retarde le train, c'est la grève.

Hi, in this context below, why is ce qui used instead of qui, when is refers only to a noun which is la grève?

________ retarde le train, c'est la grève. What delays the train is the strike.

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