Subject and Object Questions Grammar Guide

My dog attacked the burglar. SUBJECT The subject of a sentence is the noun, pronoun or noun phrase that precedes and governs the main verb. The subject is the part of the sentence that performs an action or which is associated with the action. My dog is the subject, controlling the verb, it performs the action of attacking. OBJECT The object of a sentence can be a noun, a pronoun, a noun phrase. It is the person or thing affected by the action described in the verb, the recipient of the action of the verb. The burglar is the object, attacked by my dog.

SUBJECT + VERB + OBJECT Object Questions: ask about the object of a sentence. The word order of the question must be changed and the question requires the use of the auxiliary verb Wh-? + AUXILLIARY + SUBJECT + VERB Jerry likes oranges. What does Jerry like? what / when am / is / are + S who / where do / does / did + S + base form why / how was / were + S which am / is / are + S + Present Participle (v-ing) whose was / were + S + Present Participle (v-ing) whom have / has / had + S + Past Participle (v+ed/3f)

SUBJECT + VERB + OBJECT Subject Questions: When what, which, who or whose refers to the subject, the question word comes before the verb without any other changes in the word order Wh-? + VERB + OBJECT Jerry likes oranges. Who likes oranges?

Subject / Object Questions Q: Who sang ‘Philadelphia’ in the film of the same name? A: Bruce Springsteen did. Q: Which song did REM sing? A: They sang ‘Losing my Religion’.

Paul (s) plays tennis (o1) with Mary (o2) on Saturday (o3). (s) Who plays tennis with Mary on Saturday? (o1) What does Paul play with Mary on Saturday? (o2) Who does Paul play tennis with on Saturday? (o3) When does Paul play tennis with Mary?

Ten (s1) people (s2) came to the cinema (o1) yesterday (o2). (s1) How many people came to the cinema yesterday? (s2) Who came to the cinema yesterday? (o1) Where did ten people come yesterday? (o2) When did ten people come to the cinema?

Remember! Subject Questions: who and what most often take singular verbs, even if the question expects a plural answer ‘Who is working tomorrow?’ ‘Pete and Lucy are.’ ‘What lives in those little holes?’ ‘Rabits do.’ ‘Who was at the party?’ ‘Most people from our class were.’

Remember! Object questions: who and what can have either singular or plural verb, depending on the subject ‘Who does John work with?’ ‘He works with Jim.’ ‘Who are your closest friends?’ ‘My closest friends are Naomi and Bridget.’

Practice Jeremy and Steve (s) broke the window (o) . (o): (s): Mary (s) bought a coat (o) . Glen and Dora (s) live in that house (o).

Practice Jeremy and Steve broke the window. (o): What did Jeremy and Steve break? (s): Who broke the window? Mary bought a coat. (s): Who bought a coat? (o): What did Mary buy? Glen and Dora live in that house. (s): Who lives in that house? (o): Where do Glen and Dora live?

Practice The bus hit that tree. (o): (s): Fred is studying Arabic. Mike hates computers.

Practice The bus hit that tree. (o): What did the bus hit? (s): What hit that tree? Fred is studying Arabic. (o): What is Fred studying? (s): Who is studying Arabic? Mike hates computers. (s): Who hates computers? (o): What does Mike hate?

Identify the kind of music you hear Listening jazz classical pop opera dance blues rock reggae pop opera jazz dance classical

Complete the quiz with a question word and answer the questions How / How many / Where / What / How long / Which (x2) / Why / Who (x2) / Whose / When

Quiz 1. ……. did Freddie Mercury die? A/ 1981 B/ 1991 C/ 2001 2. ……. did the Eagles stay in their 1976 song? A/ Heartbreak Hotel. B/ Hotel California. C/ Hilton Hotel.

Quiz 3. ……. did the Beatles stay together? A/ For eight years. B/ For thirteen years. C/ For seventeen years. 4. ……. husband is the film director Guy Ritchie? A/ Dido’s. B/ Barbara Streisand’s. C/ Madonna’s.

Quiz 5. ……. happened to Mick Jagger in 2004? A/ He left the Rolling Stones. B/ He became Sir Mick Jagger. C/ He divorced Jerry Hall. 6. ……. song did Robbie Williams sing with Nicole Kidman in 2002? A/ Angels. B/ Something Stupid. C/ Let me entertain you

Quiz ……. sang ‘I can’t get you out of my head’? A/ Britney Spears. B/ Kylie Minogue. C/ Beyonce. 8. ……. did Nirvana stop playing in 1994? A/ Because they argued. B/ Because Kurt Cobain left. C/ Because Kurt Cobain died.

Quiz 9. ……. band included Phil Collins and Peter Gabriel? A/ Dire Straits. B/ Genesis. C/ Pink Floyd. 10. ……. Spice Girls were there? A/ Four. B/ Five. C/ Six.

Quiz 11. ……. did Elvis Presley die? A/ In a plane crash. B/ He shot himself. C/ An accidental drugs overdose. 12. ……. did Chris Martin, lead singer of Coldplay, marry in 2003? A/ Gwyneth Paltrow. B/ Kate Winslet. C/ Drew Barrymore.

Quiz: Answers When / B Where / B 1. ……. did Freddie Mercury die? A/ 1981 B/ 1991 C/ 2001 When / B 2. ……. did the Eagles stay in their 1976 song? A/ Heartbreak Hotel. B/ Hotel California. C/ Hilton Hotel. Where / B

Quiz: Answers How long / A Whose / C 3. ……. did the Beatles stay together? A/ For eight years. B/ For thirteen years. C/ For seventeen years. How long / A 4. ……. husband is the film director Guy Ritchie? A/ Dido’s B/ Barbara Streisand’s C/ Madonna’s Whose / C

Quiz: Answers What / B Which / B 5. ……. happened to Mick Jagger in 2004? A/ He left the Rolling Stones. B/ He became Sir Mick Jagger. C/ He divorced Jerry Hall. What / B 6. ……. song did Robbie Williams sing with Nicole Kidman in 2002? A/ Angels. B/ Something Stupid. C/ Let me entertain you. Which / B

Quiz: Answers Who / B ……. sang ‘I can’t get you out of my head’? A/ Britney Spears. B/ Kylie Minogue. C/ Beyonce. Who / B 8. ……. did Nirvana stop playing in 1994? A/ Because they argued. B/ Because Kurt Cobain left. C/ Because Kurt Cobain died. Why / C

Quiz: Answers Which / B How many / B 9. ……. band included Phil Collins and Peter Gabriel? A/ Dire Straits. B/ Genesis. C/ Pink Floyd. Which / B 10. ……. Spice Girls were there? A/ Four. B/ Five. C/ Six. How many / B

Quiz: Answers How / C 11. ……. did Elvis Presley die? A/ In a plane crash. B/ He shot himself. C/ An accidental drugs overdose. How / C 12. ……. did Chris Martin, lead singer of Coldplay, marry in 2003? A/ Gwyneth Paltrow. B/ Kate Winslet. C/ Drew Barrymore. Who / A

Answers 2. Where / B 3. How long / A 4. Whose / C 5. What / B 1. When / B 2. Where / B 3. How long / A 4. Whose / C 5. What / B 6. Which / B 7. Who /B 8. Why / C 9. Which / B 10. How many / B 11. How / C 12. Who / A

Love, Sweet Love Who loves Fred? Alice and Mary. Who does Fred love? Who loves Ann? Pete. Who does Ann love? Joe Who loves Alice? Fred. Who does Joe love? Mary. Who does Pete love? Ann.

Online Practice Exercise 1 Exercise 2

Listening 2.9 What happened to that band? When did they stop playing? Who wrote their songs? How many records did they sell? Why did they break up? What’s the song about?