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Most questions are object questions. In other words, they
ask about an object.
Example: Where do you live?.
However, there are also subject questions. Questions we
ask to find out about the subject. These questions are
asked using 'who' and 'what'.
Example: What happened?. Who is knocking at the door?
SUBJECT QUESTION
A subject question asks about the subject of the sentence.
Do NOT change the word order of the question.

ANSWER                               QUESTION
Gina is fixing the computer.         Who is fixing the computer?
An accident happened last week.      What happened last week?

OBJECT QUESTION
An object question asks about the object of the sentence.
You MUST change the word order of the question.

ANSWER                               QUESTION
Gina met Mary.                       Who did Gina meet?
Frank saw an accident.               What did Frank see?
Who is working with the nurse?
Who is the doctor working with?
What did the repairman work on yesterday?
Who worked on the computer yesterday?
What did the woman write?
Who wrote a long letter?
Who gave the students some advice?
What did the teacher give the students?

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Subject vs object questions

  • 1. Most questions are object questions. In other words, they ask about an object. Example: Where do you live?. However, there are also subject questions. Questions we ask to find out about the subject. These questions are asked using 'who' and 'what'. Example: What happened?. Who is knocking at the door?
  • 2. SUBJECT QUESTION A subject question asks about the subject of the sentence. Do NOT change the word order of the question. ANSWER QUESTION Gina is fixing the computer. Who is fixing the computer? An accident happened last week. What happened last week? OBJECT QUESTION An object question asks about the object of the sentence. You MUST change the word order of the question. ANSWER QUESTION Gina met Mary. Who did Gina meet? Frank saw an accident. What did Frank see?
  • 3.
  • 4. Who is working with the nurse?
  • 5. Who is the doctor working with?
  • 6. What did the repairman work on yesterday?
  • 7. Who worked on the computer yesterday?
  • 8. What did the woman write?
  • 9. Who wrote a long letter?
  • 10. Who gave the students some advice?
  • 11. What did the teacher give the students?