Subject and Object Questions

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What is a subject question?

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A subject question asks about the person or thing performing the action in a sentence. Example: 'Who is eating the pizza?'

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What is an object question?

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An object question asks about the person or thing receiving the action in a sentence. Example: 'What did you eat?'

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What is the correct form of an object question?

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Object questions typically start with 'What' or 'Who' followed by an auxiliary verb. Example: 'What did you eat for dinner?'

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Identify the subject in the sentence: 'The dog chased the ball.'

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The subject is 'The dog' because it is performing the action of chasing.

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Identify the object in the sentence: 'The cat caught the mouse.'

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The object is 'the mouse' because it is receiving the action of being caught.

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What is the purpose of asking a subject question?

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To find out who or what is doing the action in a sentence.

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What is the purpose of asking an object question?

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To find out who or what is affected by the action in a sentence.

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Which of the following is a subject question? 'Who is your teacher?'

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Yes, 'Who is your teacher?' is a subject question because it asks about the person performing the action.

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Which of the following is an object question? 'What did you see?'

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Yes, 'What did you see?' is an object question because it asks about what was seen.

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What is an example of a question that is not a subject or object question?

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A question like 'How are you?' is not a subject or object question; it asks about the state of being.