• La vache qui se trouve dans cette prairie, appartient à mon père.                                  (The cow in this meadow belongs to my father)

The relative pronoun "qui " is used as the subject, speaking of people, animals or things.Bas du formulaire

• La fillette à qui tu as donné ce livre est  contente.

(The girl to whom you gave this book is happy)

 "qui " can also be indirect object. In this case, it is preceded by a preposition and only replaces people.Bas du formulaire

• La banane que tu manges vient de Martinique.

(The banana you eat comes from Martinique)

The relative pronoun "que " is a direct object. It replaces people, animals or things. Bas du formulaire

• Je vis dans un appartement dont les murs avaient besoin de peinture.        (I live in an apartment where the walls needed painting)

It may complete the noun

• Cette jolie robe dont je t'ai parlé est en solde.                                      (This pretty dress which I spoke is on sale)

It may be a direct object complement

• Les lions chassent les gazelles dont ils sont friands.                                 (The lions hunt antelopes which they are fond of)

It may be adjective complement

• La ville où je vis est très grande.     (The city where I live is very big)        

The relative pronoun is always adverbial of place and time.

• C'est ce à quoi je pense.             (That’s what I am thinking)

The relative pronoun « quoi » is used when referring to things.