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Wh- Questions Exercises PDFSet 4: Subject Questions vs Object Questions

20 questions·14 min·Answers included·Explanations included

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Preview: Questions

Fill in the blank with the correct option.

1.Who ___ the window? — Tom did.

a) did breakb) was brokec) does breakd) broke

2.What ___ you buy at the shop?

a) wereb) didc) wasd) had

3.Who ___ in the flat upstairs?

a) does liveb) do livec) livesd) is live

4.What ___ Sarah do at the weekend?

a) doesb) isc) dod) has

5.Who ___ this poem? — Shakespeare did.

a) did writeb) wrotec) was writtend) writing

... and 15 more questions in the PDF

Preview: Answers

1.broke

2.did

3.lives

4.does

5.wrote

... and 15 more answers in the PDF

Preview: Explanations

1."broke"(d)

This is a subject question — 'who' is the subject (who performed the action). In subject questions, use normal word order: Who + verb. No auxiliary needed.

2."did"(b)

This is an object question — 'you' is the subject, 'what' is the object. Object questions need an auxiliary: What + did + subject + verb.

3."lives"(c)

Subject question — 'who' is the subject (the person living upstairs). Use normal verb form: Who lives... No auxiliary needed.

4."does"(a)

Object question — 'Sarah' is the subject, 'what' is the object. We need the auxiliary 'does' for third person singular present.

5."wrote"(b)

Subject question — 'who' is the subject (the writer). Use the past tense verb directly: Who wrote...? No auxiliary needed.

... and 15 more explanations in the PDF

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