Subject-object questions

Subject/object questions with who or what

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Subject / Object Questions
3º ESO
EFL classes
Ana Arias Castro

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Subject / Object Questions
•Bill saw Alice

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Subject / Object Questions
•Who saw Alice?
•Bill. (Bill saw Alice.)

4. 4
Subject / Object Questions
•Who did Bill see?
•Alice. (Bill saw Alice.)

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Subject / Object Questions
•Subject questions
–The subject is unknown
–Affirmative word order
–Who/what + verb + etc.
•Examples:
–Who saw Alice?
–What happened?
–Who gave you that pen?
–Who came with you?

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Subject / Object Questions
•Object questions
–The subject is known
–Wh- + aux + subj. + verb + …?
•Examples:
–Who did Bill see?
–What did you do?
–Who are you speaking to?
–Who does he rely on?
–What have you bought?

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Subject / Object Questions
•EXERCISE:
Ask questions starting with who or what:
1.Somebody hit me → Who hit you?
2.I’m worried about something. → What are you
worried about?
3.Somebody phoned her. → Who phoned her?
4.Something fell down. →
5.She likes somebody. →
6.Something is lost. →
7.His sister wants something. →
8.Somebody is singing. →
9.She cooked something. →

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Subject / Object Questions
•EXERCISE (answers)
•Make questions with who or what:
1.Somebody hit me → Who hit you?
2.Somebody phoned her. → Who phoned her?
3.Something fell down. → What fell down?
4.I’m worried about something. → What are you worried
about?
5.She likes somebody. → Who does she like?
6.Something is lost. → What is lost?
7.His sister wants something. → What does his sister
want?
8.Somebody is singing. → Who is singing?
9.She cooked something. → What did she cook?