SUBJECT /

OBJECT
QUESTIONS
 INTERROGATIVE PRONOUNS

Question words or
interrogative pronouns are
used to make questions about
the subject or the object in a
sentence.
Las partículas interrogativas se utilizan para
hacer preguntas sobre el sujeto, el complemento
(directo, indirecto o circunstancial) de la oración.
 INTERROGATIVE PRONOUNS
Who became an engineer?
Who? People
Who were your friends?

Objects What happened yesterday?

What?
Actions What do you mean?

Which is your jacket?

Which? Objects (choice)
Which trousers do you like?

Where was my purse?

Where? Place
Where did they live?

When was the concert?

When? Time
When did she arrive?

Why were they training?

Why? Reason
Why did he stay at home?

Whose car is this?

Whose? Possession
Whose house is that?

How often does it rain?

How often? Frequency
How often do you go to school?
 INTERROGATIVE PRONOUNS:
WHO, WHICH, WHAT

• They can function as:

– Subject.
• Who, what, which + verb + object?
[The order is like an affirmative sentence]
• The verb is always in 3rd person singular, but the answer
can be singular or plural.
– Who works in this company? He works in this company. / Two of
my best friends work in this company.
– What makes you feel happy? Babies make me feel happy.
– Who is that man? He is my elder brother.
– What happened in the party? We were dancing all night.
– Which is Peter’s car? The red one.

Practice
 WHO, WHICH, WHAT
-practice-
• Write the subject questions for the following
sentences.
1. The car is in the garage.
2. Julie love ice cream.
3. The food was on the table.
4. The student is from Colombia.
5. David has lost his wallet.
6. Luke read the textbook.
7. The caterpillar became a butterfly.
8. The teacher is living in Istanbul.
9. William has visited Spain.
10.The teenagers enjoyed the party.
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 INTERROGATIVE PRONOUNS:
WHO, WHICH, WHAT

• They can function as:

– Object.
• Who, what, which + auxiliary verb (be / do) + subject +
verb? [The order is like an interrogative sentence: Wh- + aux. + sj + verb?]
– Who did you talk yesterday?
– What are you doing this evening?
– Which / what do you prefer?
– Which sport do you play?

• When the verb has a preposition, this one is at the end

of the question.
– Who did you play baseball with?
[¿Con quién jugaste al béisbol?] Next
 INTERROGATIVE PRONOUNS:
WHERE, WHEN, WHY, HOW OFTEN
• They ask for:
– Place.
• Where + auxiliary verb (be / do) + subject?
– Where was the party?
• Where + auxiliary verb (be / do) + subject + verb?
– Where do you live?

– Time.
• When + auxiliary verb (be / do) + subject?
– When was the party?
• When + auxiliary verb (be / do) + subject + verb?
– When did you finish?

– Reason.
• Why + auxiliary verb (be / do) + subject + [complement]?
– Why are you happy?
• Why + auxiliary verb (be / do) + subject + verb?
– Why are you crying? Practice

– Frequency.
• How often + auxiliary verb (be / do) + subject + verb + [complement]?
– How often does it rain in your country?
 Object questions
-practice-
• Write the object questions for the following
sentences.
1. The car is in the garage.
2. Julie love ice cream.
3. The food was on the table.
4. The student is from Colombia.
5. David has lost his wallet.
6. Luke read the textbook.
7. The caterpillar became a butterfly.
8. The teacher is living in Istanbul.
9. William has been to Spain.
10. The teenagers enjoyed the party.
Answers
 Object questions
- practice - answers -
• Write the object questions for the following
sentences.
1. Where is the car?
2. What does Julie love?
3. Where was the food?
4. Where is the student from?
5. What has David lost?
6. What did Luke read?
7. What did the caterpillar become?
8. Where is the teacher living?
9. Where has William been?
10. What did the teenagers enjoy?
More prac
tice
 - More practice -
• Write the questions for the following sentences.
1. I bought a newspaper this morning.
2. I bought a newspaper this morning.
3. I bought a newspaper this morning.
4. Something odd happened during the storm last night.
5. Something odd happened during the storm last night.
6. One of the students didn't do the final exam.
7. I wrote a romantic letter to one of the teachers.
8. I wrote a romantic letter to one of the teachers.
9. I wrote a romantic letter to one of the teachers.
10. Something disturbed me when I was working.
11. I dreamt about a strange animal last night.
12. I dreamt about a strange animal last night.
13. I dreamt about a strange animal last night.
14. Somebody rang me at 3am last week!
15. Someone gave me a watch for my birthday.

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