LONGMAN ENGLISH GRAMMAR PRACTICE

13 Questions, answers, negatives13.8 Subject-questions: 'Who?', 'What?', 'Which?', 'Whose?'13.8A Subject or object? [> LEG 13.41-43]1 A subject-question asks for the identity of the subject.There is no inversion and the question has the same word order as a statement:statement:subject-question:subjectSomeoneWhoverbpaidpaidobjectthe waiter,the waiter?subject-answerJohn (did).Compare a Wftofm^-question which asks for the object of a statement [> 13.5B]:subjectstatement:JohnWho(m)-quesX\on: Who(m) did John pay?verbpaidobjectthe waiter.object-answerThe waiter.2 Answers to subject-questions often echo the auxiliary verb used in the question:Who can play the piano? -1 can./! can't.When no auxiliary verb is present in the question, we use do, does or did in the answer:Who wants a lift?-1 do. Who won?- We did.3 What, Which, Whose and How much/How many can combine with other subject-words:What number is ... ? Which boy likes ... ? Whose car is ... ? How many students are ... ?Write 1 :Write 2:Does the question-word ask for the subject or the object in each question?Write S or О against each one.1 Who spoke to you? S2 Who did you speak to?3 Who will she leave her money to?4 Who'll lend you the money?5 What frightened you?6 What did she see?7 Which hat does he like?8 Which hat suits him best?9 Whose number did you ring?10 Whose telephone rang?11 How many people did you invite?12 How many people came to your party?Supply suitable subject question-words on the left and suitable answers on the right.1 Wfw. can play chess?2 wants to have a day off?3 broke the big glass vase?4 'II help tomorrow?5 made this mark on the table? A knife6 will make you happy? A new car7 teacher took you for maths?8 tie goes best with this shirt?9 dog bit you? My neighbour's...10 dog bit you? The11 suitcase got lost on the journey?202