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? |