Subject and Object Questions

Subject and Object Questions

What's the difference?

• In subject questions where we want to find information about the subject, we do not use the auxiliary verb do/does/did.

• In object questions where we want to find information about the object, we use the auxiliary verb do/does/did.

John broke a window.

• This sentence has a subject (John), a verb (broke) and an object (window).

• Now when we make questions to find this information, there are two possibilities: either the answer will be John (subject) or window (object).

• 'Who broke the window?' 'John broke the window.'

• 'What did John break?' 'John broke a window.'

Let's see more examples:

• Jack likes ice-cream.

• 'Who likes ice-cream?' Jack likes ice-cream.

• 'What does Jack like?' Jack likes ice-cream.

• Mary keeps a pig in the yard.

• 'Who keeps a pig in the yard?' Mary

• 'What does Mary keep in the yard?' A pig

Got it? Let's test it!

Multiple Choice

My sister enjoyed the movie.

• Who did enjoy the movie?

• Who enjoyed the movie?

Multiple Choice

Teresa visits Germany every summer.

• What country does Teresa visit every summer?

• What country Teresa visits every summer?

Multiple Choice

The dog broke the TV.

• What did the dog break?

• What the dog broke?

Multiple Choice

The repairman fixed my roof.

• Who did fix your roof?

• Who fixed your roof?

Multiple Choice

I bought a newspaper this morning.

• What bought you this morning?

• What did you buy this morning?

Open Ended

Write the object question for the following sentence:

The food was on the table.

Open Ended

Write the object question for the following sentence:

The student is from Colombia.

Open Ended

Write the object question for the following sentence:

David has lost his wallet.

Open Ended

Write the subject question for the following sentence:

Luke read the textbook.

Open Ended

Write the subject question for the following sentence:

The caterpillar became a butterfly.