Subject questions and object questions

We use subject questions when we are asking about who, what,

etc., did the action. We do not use an auxiliary verb after the
question word if the question word (who, what, etc.) is the subject
of the sentence.
◦ Who did win the match?
◦ Who won the match?
◦ What did happen last night?
 ◦ What happened last night?
◦ How many people did go to the party?
◦ How many people went to the party?
When we are asking about the object (after the verb), we use the
normal order of the English question: auxiliary verb + subject.
These types of questions are called object questions.
Object question vs subject question
Jack called Teresa. (Teresa = object)
Jack called Teresa. (Jack = subject)
Who did Jack call? (Who = object)
Who called Teresa? (Who = subject)
Questions with preposition
In informal or spoken English, when a question word needs a
preposition, the preposition goes at the end of the question (after
the verb or after verb + object if there is an object). We don’t use the
preposition at the beginning.
◦ I played tennis with John. Who did you play tennis
with?
◦ I work for a multinational company What company do
you work for?
◦ We usually talk about sports. What do you usually talk
about?