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Object or Subject questions -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.

Object or Subject questions?

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