Subject vs. Object Ques.
ons
A. Choose the correct [Link] for these
answers.
1. I bought a newspaper this morning. 5. Something disturbed me when I was working.
a. What bought you this morning? a. What did you disturb when you were working?
b. What did you buy this morning? b. What disturbed you when you were working?
c. What you did buy this morning? c. What did disturb you when you were working?
2. Something odd happened during the storm last 6. I dreamt about a strange animal last night.
night. a. What did you dream about last night?
a. What happened during the storm last night? b. What dreamed about you last night?
b. What did happen during the storm last night?
7. Somebody rang me at 3am last week!
3. One of the students didn't do the final exam. a. Who did you ring at 3am last week?
a. Who didn't the final exam do? b. Who you rang at 3am last week?
b. Who didn't do the final exam? c. Who rang you at 3am last week?
4. I wrote a romantic letter to one of the teachers. 8. Someone gave me a watch for my birthday.
a. Who did you write a romantic letter to? a. Who gave you a watch for your birthday?
b. Who wrote you a romantic letter? b. Who did give you a watch for your birthday?
B. Ask [Link] about the underlined words.
Example:
Joe has broken his arm. Who has broken his arm?
1. I thought her name was Sarah. ______________________________________________
2. Sarah was her name. ______________________________________________
3. I bought a new shirt this morning. ______________________________________________
4. I bought a new shirt this morning. ______________________________________________
5. Tony phoned me at 2 a.m. last night. ______________________________________________
6. Tony phoned me at 2 a.m. last night. ______________________________________________
7. Tom sold his house ten years ago. ______________________________________________
8. Tom sold his house ten years ago. ______________________________________________
9. Tom sold his house ten years ago. ______________________________________________
10. Something happened during the night. ______________________________________________
11. Julie got married last year. ______________________________________________
12. Julie got married last year. ______________________________________________
12C GRAMMAR questions with and without auxiliaries
a Make questions using the simple present or simple past. Then circle the correct answer.
1 Where / polar bears / live
Where do polar bears live? the North Pole / the South Pole
2 Who / direct / the movie Hugo in 2011
Who directed the movie Hugo in 2011? Woody Allen / Martin Scorsese
3 Who / paint / The Scream
? Gustav Klimt / Edvard Munch
4 Where / manga comics / come from
? Japan / China
5 Who / invent / the World Wide Web
? Bill Gates / Tim Berners-Lee
6 Which country / have / a blue and yellow flag?
? Greece / Sweden
7 When / the Second World War / end
? 1945 / 1955
8 Which country / win / the 2010 World Cup
? Italy / Spain
9 Which superhero movie / Christopher Nolan / direct in 2008
? Elektra / The Dark Knight
10 How many countries / belong to / the United Nations
? 127 / 193
11 Who / Justin Timberlake in 2012 / marry
? Jessica Biel / Mila Kunis
12 Where / people / speak / Yorùbá
? West Africa / East Africa
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b Test your memory. Cover the questions. Look at the answers. Can you remember the questions?
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