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qui, que, où, dont

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edumaterial's parts within the level. The European framework does not subdivide them.

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  2. 2Learn
  3. 3Practise
  4. 4Check
The rule, in three lines

qui is the subject; que is the direct object; où is place or time; and dont stands for a de.

The usual slip. Dropping the relative altogether, because English can: «the book I read» has no word where French needs one.

Why it catches you out. English can leave the relative out when it is an object — «the film I saw» — and French never can. So your sentences come out with a word missing, and nothing sounds wrong to you.