Subject Questions

• Use subject questions when you want to ask about the person or thing that does the action. We do not use 'do', 'does', or 'did' in these questions.
• Question Word
• Verb
• Rest of Sentence
• Who
• called
• Mark in London?
• What
• happened
• in the Seattle office?
• Which team
• won
• the contract in Bristol?
• Remember
• Use 'Who' for people and 'What' for things.
• The question word is the subject of the sentence.
• Put the verb directly after the question word in the past simple or present simple.
• Never use auxiliary verbs like 'did' or 'does' in subject questions.
• Examples
• Who signed the order in Manchester?
• What caused the delay in Chicago?
• Who took credit for the sale in Boston?
• Common mistakes
• Who did close the deal in Dallas?
• Who closed the deal in Dallas?
• What did happen in Birmingham?
• What happened in Birmingham?

Complete the sentences

• (Who) ____ called the client in London?
• What (happen) ____ during the meeting in New York?
• (Which manager) ____ signed the contract in Bristol?
• Who (win) ____ the big order in Chicago?
• What (cause) ____ the problem in the Seattle office?
• (Who) ____ took credit for the sale in Boston?

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