INSTITUCIÓN EDUCATIVA PARROQUIAL

“SANTA ROSA DE LIMA” – PIURA

SUBJECT AND OBJECT QUESTIONS

AREA: INGLES
DOCENTE: ERICA P VILLLEGAS MENDOZA
CICLO Y GRADO: VII 4to “A” Y “B”

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Subject and object question

In the simple present and simple past tense, we make questions and
negatives with do, does and did. But there are some exceptions to this rule.

In subject questions where we want to find information about the subject, we do

not use the auxiliary verb do/does/did.

In object questions where we want to find information about the object, we use
the auxiliary verb do/does/did.

Study the sentence given below.

 John broke a window.

This sentence has a subject (John), a verb (broke) and an object (window).

Now when we make questions to find this information, there are two
possibilities.

If we want to make a question where the answer is ‘window’, the question would
be: What did John break? John broke a window.

Now if we want to make a question where the answer is ‘John’, the question
would be ‘Who broke the window?’ ‘John broke the window.’
When we make a question where the answer is the object, we use the
auxiliary do/did. In subject questions, the auxiliary do is not used.

More examples are given below.

Jack likes ice-cream. (Subject – Jack, verb – likes, object – ice-cream)

Subject question

Who likes ice-cream? Jack likes ice-cream. (NOT Who does like ice-cream?)

Object question

What does Jack like? Jack likes ice-cream. (NOT What Jack likes?)

My sister writes short stories.

Subject question

Who writes short stories? My sister writes short stories.

Object question

What does my sister write? My sister writes short stories.

Mary keeps a pig in the yard.

Subject question

Who keeps a pig in the yard? Mary

Object question

What does Mary keep in the yard? A pig

EXERCISES :
Write the questions like the examples .
Examples:
Someone is talking to John.
Who is talking to John?

Eric is talking to someone.

Who is Eric talking to?

1. The children are playing with someone.

....................................................................................................................................?
2. Mary broke something.
................................................................................................................................... ?
3. Someone is knocking on the door.
............................................................................................................... on the door ?
4. They love kids.
........................................................................................................................... kids ?
5. They enjoy going on holiday.
............................................................................................................... on holiday ?
6. Somebody bought a computer.
............................................................................................................... a computer ?
7. Alex bought something.
.................................................................................................................................. ?
8. The birds wake me up.
.................................................................................................................................. ?
9. They play the guitar very well.
.................................................................................................. the guitar very well ?
10. Jill saw me the other day.
........................................................................................................ the other day ?

11. We speak Italian fluently.

.......................................................................................................... Italian fluently ?
12. Somebody cleaned the room.
.................................................................................................................. the room ?
13. They have seen something.
 ................................................................................................................................... ?
14. They dance very well.
................................................................................................................. very well ?
15. Susan met someone.
................................................................................................................................... ?
16. I am writing something.
................................................................................................................................... ?
17. Someone is going to cook.
................................................................................................................................... ?
18. They are going to make something.
................................................................................................................................... ?
19. I need some money.
............................................................................................................. some money ?
20. I need something.
................................................................................................................................... ?