Questions & Answers about C'est elle qui met les gobelets avec les brochettes.
How does verb agreement work after C'est elle qui?
In sentences using the C'est [pronoun] qui structure, the verb always agrees with the pronoun that comes right before qui. Because that pronoun is elle (3rd person singular), the verb takes the matching form: met. If it had been C'est moi qui, the verb would be mets. Is elle in this sentence a subject pronoun or a stressed pronoun?
It is a stressed pronoun (also called a disjunctive pronoun). The phrase C'est must always be followed by a stressed pronoun (like moi, toi, lui, or eux). For the feminine singular, the stressed pronoun elle just happens to look exactly like the normal subject pronoun. Can I translate 'She is the one who' literally as Elle est celle qui?
You technically could say Elle est celle qui, but French strongly prefers the C'est [stressed pronoun] qui structure for this kind of emphasis. It is much more natural and common than trying to translate the English phrasing word-for-word. Why use gobelets here instead of tasses for 'cups'?
Un gobelet specifically refers to a disposable cup, like a paper or plastic cup you would use at a barbecue or picnic. This makes perfect sense here alongside les brochettes (skewers). Une tasse would be a ceramic teacup or coffee mug, and un verre is a drinking glass. Learn C'est elle qui met les gobelets avec les brochettes and more in French
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