que or no que

Susan Colette D.A2Kwiziq community member

que or no que

As I read this lesson, I see two directives: 1) with trouver one always needs "que" and 2) with trouver, sometimes you don't need "que". Please explain a deeper difference between the two usages presented.

Asked 2 years ago
Chris W.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor Correct answer

If you read the lesson carefully, it says "In this context [...] you can never omit the pronoun que." The specific context referred to is described in the preceding examples. Actually, there is a more general rule behind this:

When the relative clause and the main clause have different subjects, you need que.

Elle trouve qu'elles sont malpolies. -- The subject of the main clause is elle, that of the relative clause is elles.

Je trouve cela fascinant. -- There is only a main clause, no relative clause here. Je is the subject and cela the COD.

Jim J.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

Hi Susan Colette,

The lesson is very comprehensive as it stands but perhaps you might like to refer to a quality grammar source to study Que as a relative pronoun and the verb Trouver.

https://www.wordreference.com/

Or Laura Lawless's grammar at lawlessfrench.com

Bonne continuation

Jim

que or no que

As I read this lesson, I see two directives: 1) with trouver one always needs "que" and 2) with trouver, sometimes you don't need "que". Please explain a deeper difference between the two usages presented.

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