Subject and Object questions

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Look at the underlined words and mark (S) for the subject and (o) for the object. Then tick()
the correct question
1. I bought a newspaper this morning.
What bought you this morning?
What did you buy this morning?
What you did buy this morning?
2. Something odd happened during the storm last night.
What happened during the storm last night?
What did happen during the storm last night?
3. One of the students didn't do the final exam.
Who didn't the final exam do?
Who didn't do the final exam?
4. I wrote a romantic letter to one of the teachers.
Who did you write a romantic letter to?
Who wrote you a romantic letter?
5. Something disturbed me when I was working.
What did you disturb when you were working?
What disturbed you when you were working?
What did disturb you when you were working?
6. I dreamt about a strange animal last night.
What did you dream about last night?
What dreamed about you last night?
7. Somebody rang me at 3am last week!
Who did you ring at 3am last week?
Who you rang at 3am last week?
Who rang you at 3am last week?
8. Someone gave me a watch for my birthday.
Who gave you a watch for your birthday?
Who did give you a watch for your birthday?
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Subject/object questions; examples:
Someone talks to Neusa on Saturdays.
Who talks to Neusa on Saturdays? Gerry.
Gerry talks to someone on Saturdays
Who does Gerry talk to on Saturdays? Neusa.
Someone
talks
to Neusa on Saturdays
(subject) Questions
Subject

verb

object

adverbial phrase

Who

talks to

Neusa

on Saturdays?

talks to

to someone on Saturdays

Gerry
Gerry

(object ) Questions
Question

auxiliary

Subject base form

Who

does

Gerry

Neusa

talk to on Saturdays?

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Write questions about the words in bold
1. The children are playing with someone
2. Neusa broke something
3.Someone is knocking on the door.
4. They love kids.
5. They enjoy going on holiday.
6. Somebody bought a computer.
7. Gerry has bought something
8. The birds wake me up.
9. They play the guitar very well.
10. Neusa saw me the other day.
11. We speak Portuguese fluently.
12. Somebody cleaned the room.
13. They have seen something
14.They dance very well
15. Gerry 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.
20. I need something

Neusa saw her friend yesterday

E.g. Who saw her friend? / Who did Neusa see? / When did she see her friend?

I broke the window.

The man saw the accident.
I went home.
He didnt come because he was ill.
Neusa destroyed the crucial evidence a few weeks ago.
Neusa discussed the matter with the director over dinner the morning after.
It didnt go well.