Subject questions ask about who or what is doing the action. In subject questions, the question word is used as the subject of the verb.
The 3 elements to form subject questions are:
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A question word is acting as the subject.
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The verb is the action.
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The object is additional information, added when necessary.
The question words used in subject questions are:
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Question |
Asking about |
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Who |
people |
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What |
things & actions |
These questions words can be conbined See examples below. |
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Which |
choice |
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Whose |
possession |
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Question |
verb |
object |
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Who |
said |
that? |
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Who |
is working |
tonight? |
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What |
happened? |
* |
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What |
is going |
on? |
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Question |
noun |
verb |
object |
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What |
colours |
match |
my eyes? |
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Which |
computer |
works |
better? |
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Whose |
idea |
helps |
the most? |
*Object unnecessary for the question.