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Exercise – How to form Subject or Object questions

See VIDEO for an explanation: Object questions or Subject questions? – video lesson

 

In Subject questions it is not possible to use an auxiliary to form the question.

We ask: Who made this cake? and not Who did make this cake?

We cannot use an auxiliary verb (do, does, did) to ask a subject question because the standard question form with an auxiliary requires

  • Auxilary verb + subject + principle verb

Example:

  • Where do you go on Saturdays?
  • Who did they give the prize to last week? (object question)

If we do not know the subject we cannot use this system.

So we get questions like:

  • Who lives here?
  •       – My mother lives here.
  • What made that noise?
  •       – I think it was the cat.
  • Who closed the window?
  •       – I did. It’s raining.
  • Who teaches you English?
  •      – I have two teachers, James and Belinda

Object or Subject questions?

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Question 1
Mother - Who .........  something to eat?  .... John - I do. Can I have eggs, please?
A
wants
B
do they want
C
does want
D
want
Question 1 Explanation: 
Subject question, auxiliary not possible
Question 2
Maria - I sold my car.   ... Fred - Who  .......  it to?
A
did you sold
B
did you sell
C
sold
D
you sold
Question 2 Explanation: 
Mary sold the car, so Mary is the subject of the verb. Here we need an object question.
Question 3
Julia - I got a new camera for my birthday.   ... Max - Fantastic! Who ........ ?
A
did give it you
B
gives it
C
has given it
D
gave it to you
Question 4
Christine - Which bus ......... to the station?  ... Driver - Number 141
A
goes
B
do goes
C
go
D
does go
Question 4 Explanation: 
The number 141 bus goes to the station, so we have to ask a subject question.
Question 5
Mike - Where ........(1)........... ?   ... Jane - In the house on the corner.   ... Mike - Who .....(2)..... at number 20?   ... Jane - My grandmother.
A
1 - do you live 2 - do she live
B
1 - you live 2 - do live
C
1 - do you live 2 - lives
D
1 - you live 2 - lives
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