Subject and object questions







Subject questions
When who or what is the subject of the question, we use the affirmative form of the verb.
Who gave you the money?
Object questions
When who or what is the object of the question, we use the interrogative form of the verb.
What did Mark give you for your birthday?


    a) Are the questions subject or object questions?
Who wrote this song? subject
What did she write? object

1 What did he hear? ………………
2 Who shouted for help? ………………
3 What did Kate say? ………………
4 Who did you meet? ………………
5 Who saw him shoplifting? ………………
6 What made that noise? ………………

    b) Make questions with Who or What.
Someone was singing in the street.
Who was singing in the street?

1 The detective forgot something.
What ………………………………………
2 Something has been stolen.
What ………………………………………
3 Someone won the lottery this weekend.
Who ………………………………………
4 Sue wants something special for her birthday.
What ………………………………………
5 The police arrested someone.
Who ………………………………………
6 Someone is talking to Clare.
Who ………………………………………
7 She was making something to eat.
What ………………………………………
8 Someone telephoned you yesterday.
……………………………………………

c) Correct the mistakes in the sentences.

1 What did happen last night?

……………………………………………
2 What did she saw?
……………………………………………
3 Why she did scream?
……………………………………………
4 Who the painting stole?
……………………………………………
5 Who did the house break into?
……………………………………………
6 Who did she telephoned?
……………………………………………
7 What the police do?
……………………………………………
8 Who the crime committed?
……………………………………………
d) Write questions. Use the past simple.
Who / see / the robbery ?
Who saw the robbery?
What / the man / do next ?
What did the man do next?
1 What / you / have / for lunch yesterday ?
……………………………………………
2 Who / Jack / invite / to his party ?
……………………………………………
3 Who / tell / the police / about the incident ?
……………………………………………
4 Who / Sally / talk to / at the café last night ?
……………………………………………
5 What / make / you / change your mind ?
……………………………………………



e) Make questions to get these answers:

  1. ____________________________? Jane lives in Austria
  2. ____________________________? Jane lives in Austria
  3. ____________________________? Roger goes to school by bus
  4. ____________________________? Roger goes to school by bus
  5. ____________________________? I visited my grandparents last weekend
  6. ____________________________? I visited my grandparents last weekend
  7. ____________________________? She visited her parents last weekend
  8. ____________________________? She visited her parents last weekend
  9. ____________________________? She visited her parents last weekend
  10. ____________________________? I saw the Empire State in New York
  11. ____________________________? I saw the Empire State in New York
  12. ____________________________? Marvin talked to Sara
  13. ____________________________? Marvin talked to Sara
  14. ____________________________? Andy ate pizza
  15. ____________________________? The umbrella cost 5$
  16. ____________________________? The umbrella cost 5$
  17. ____________________________? John threw the ball
  18. ____________________________? John threw the ball

Carmen María

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