Subject Questions

• When we want to know the subject of a sentence, we use a subject question. We do not use 'do', 'does', or 'did'. We put the question word 'Who' or 'What' directly before the verb.
• Question Word
• Verb (Past Simple)
• Rest of Sentence
• Who
• broke
• the window in Chicago?
• What
• happened
• in the kitchen in Boston?
• Who
• ate
• the cookies in New York?
• What
• disappeared
• from the fridge in Seattle?
• Remember
• Use 'Who' for people and 'What' for things.
• Do not use auxiliary verbs like 'did' in subject questions.
• The verb is usually in the past simple or present simple.
• The question word is the subject, so it comes first.
• Examples
• Who ate the cake?
• What happened in Seattle?
• Who broke the kitchen window?
• Common mistakes
• Who did break the window?
• Who broke the window?
• What did happen in Boston?
• What happened in Boston?

Complete the sentences

• (Who (break)) ____ the glass in Chicago?
• (What (happen)) ____ in the Seattle kitchen?
• (Who (eat)) ____ the cookies from the fridge?
• (What (disappear)) ____ while Jessica was sleeping?
• (Who (steal)) ____ the money in Boston?
• (Who (hide)) ____ the cake in New York?

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