Subject / Object Questions 
4º ESO 
EFL classes 
Ana Arias Castro
Subject / Object Questions 
• Bill saw Alice
Subject / Object Questions 
• Who saw Alice? 
• Bill.
Subject / Object Questions 
• Who did Bill see? 
• Alice.
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?
Subject / Object Questions 
• Object questions 
– The subject is known 
– Wh- + aux + subj. + verb + …? 
• Examples: 
– Who did Bill see? 
– What did you do? 
– Who is opening the door? 
– Who does he rely on? 
– What have you bought?
Subject / Object Questions 
• EXERCISE: 
• Make questions with who or what: 
1. Somebody hit me → Who hit you? 
2. Somebody phoned her. → Who phoned her? 
3. Something fell down. → 
4. I’m worried about something. → 
5. She likes somebody. → 
6. Something is lost. → 
7. His sister wants something. → 
8. Somebody is singing. → 
9. She cooked something. →
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?

Subject object questions

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    Subject / ObjectQuestions 4º ESO EFL classes Ana Arias Castro
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    Subject / ObjectQuestions • Bill saw Alice
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    Subject / ObjectQuestions • Who saw Alice? • Bill.
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    Subject / ObjectQuestions • Who did Bill see? • Alice.
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    Subject / ObjectQuestions • 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 / ObjectQuestions • Object questions – The subject is known – Wh- + aux + subj. + verb + …? • Examples: – Who did Bill see? – What did you do? – Who is opening the door? – Who does he rely on? – What have you bought?
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    Subject / ObjectQuestions • EXERCISE: • Make questions with who or what: 1. Somebody hit me → Who hit you? 2. Somebody phoned her. → Who phoned her? 3. Something fell down. → 4. I’m worried about something. → 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 / ObjectQuestions • 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?