Questions with who and what – Subject – Object
1. Subject questions
| Question word | Verb | Complement | Subject | Verb | Complement |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Who | runs | the shop? | Peter | runs | the shop. |
| What | happened | yesterday? | A tragedy | happened | yesterday. |
2. Object questions
| Question word | Auxiliary | Subject | Verb | Complement | Answer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Who | do | you | like? | I like my mum. | |
| Who | did | Mandy | phone | last Monday? | Mandy phoned her uncle. |
| What | does | he | read? | He reads detective stories. |
Mind the difference in meaning in the following two questions:
| Subject question | Object question |
|---|---|
| Who phoned John? | Who did John phone? |