

{"id":26610,"date":"2025-05-15T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-15T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ellalanguage.com\/blog\/?p=26610"},"modified":"2025-05-02T15:09:50","modified_gmt":"2025-05-02T13:09:50","slug":"subject-and-object-questions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ellalanguage.com\/blog\/subject-and-object-questions\/","title":{"rendered":"Subject and object questions"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Introduction<\/h1>\n<p>In English, there are two types of <strong>open-ended questions<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<div class=\"leftonedot30\"><strong>Subject questions<\/strong> \u2192 Ask about <strong>who<\/strong> or <strong>what<\/strong> performs an action.<\/div>\n<p class=\"leftonedot30\"><strong>Object questions<\/strong> \u2192 Ask about <strong>who<\/strong> or <strong>what<\/strong> is affected by the action.<\/p>\n<p>Open-ended questions are formed using <strong>question words<\/strong> (who, what, where, etc.).<\/p>\n<h2>Object Questions: Asking About the Object<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Object questions<\/strong> ask about <strong>the person or thing affected by an action<\/strong>. These questions follow <strong>inversion<\/strong>, meaning the verb comes before the subject.<\/p>\n<p><b>Examples of Inversion:<\/b><\/p>\n<div class=\"lineX\" style=\"margin-bottom: 30px;\"><strong>He is a doctor.<\/strong> (statement)<br \/>\n<strong>Is he a doctor?<\/strong> (question with inversion)<\/div>\n<p>As you can see, we inverted (moved to the first position) the verb \u201cto be&#8221;. We invert \u201cto be&#8221;, the main verb or the auxiliary verb.<\/p>\n<div class=\"lineX\"><strong>She baked cookies.<\/strong> (statement)<br \/>\n<strong>Did she bake cookies?<\/strong> (question with inversion using \u201cdid\u201d in Past Simple)<\/div>\n<div class=\"lineX\" style=\"margin-bottom: 30px;\"><strong>He will fix my car.<\/strong> (statement)<br \/>\n<strong>Will he fix my car?<\/strong> (question with inversion using \u201cwill\u201d in Future Simple)<\/div>\n<p>To form an<strong> object question<\/strong>, we place a <strong>question word before the inverted verb<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"lineX\"><strong>What did she bake?<\/strong> (instead of \u201cShe baked what?\u201d)<\/div>\n<div class=\"lineX\" style=\"margin-bottom: 30px;\"><strong>What will he give you?<\/strong> (instead of \u201cHe will give you what?\u201d)<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ellalanguage.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ellalanguage.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Banery_reklamowe_nowe-copy-14.png\" alt=\"English? No problem\" width=\"6242\" height=\"750\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-19561\"><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Subject Questions: Asking About the Subject<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Subject questions<\/strong> ask <strong>who<\/strong> or <strong>what<\/strong> is performing an action. Unlike object questions, they do not use inversion\u2014the sentence follows a normal statement structure.<\/p>\n<div class=\"lineX\" style=\"margin-bottom: 30px;\"><strong>He is a teacher.<\/strong> (statement)<br \/>\n<strong>Who is a teacher?<\/strong> (subject question, no inversion)<\/div>\n<p>To form a <strong>subject question<\/strong>, we replace the <strong>subject<\/strong> of the sentence with <strong>who<\/strong> or <strong>what<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"lineX\"><strong>Who likes oranges?<\/strong><br \/>\n(instead of \u201cWho does like oranges?\u201d)<\/div>\n<div class=\"lineX\" style=\"margin-bottom: 30px;\"><strong>What is making that noise?<\/strong><br \/>\n(instead of \u201cWhat does make that noise?\u201d)<\/div>\n<p>Unlike <strong>object questions<\/strong>, <strong>do\/does\/did<\/strong> is <strong>not<\/strong> used in <strong>subject questions<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"lineX\"><strong>Where does she work?<\/strong><br \/>\n(object question)<\/div>\n<div class=\"lineX\"><strong>Who works here?<\/strong><br \/>\n(subject question, no \u201cdoes\u201d)<\/div>\n<div class=\"wrongx\">Who does work here?<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Sentence Structure in English<\/h2>\n<div class=\"leftonedot30\"><strong>Subject<\/strong> = The person or thing performing the action.<\/div>\n<p class=\"leftonedot30\"><strong>Object<\/strong> = The person or thing affected by the action.<\/p>\n<div class=\"lineXp\" style=\"margin-bottom: 10px;\"><strong>Emma likes coffee.<\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"leftonedot30\"><strong>Emma<\/strong> is the <strong>subject<\/strong> (she is doing the action).<\/div>\n<p class=\"leftonedot30\"><strong>Coffee<\/strong> is the <strong>object<\/strong> (it is being liked).<\/p>\n<div class=\"lineXp\" style=\"margin-bottom: 10px;\"><strong>We are building a new house.<\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"leftonedot30\"><strong>We<\/strong> = subject<\/div>\n<div class=\"leftonedot30\"><strong>Are building<\/strong> = verb<\/div>\n<p class=\"leftonedot30\"><strong>A new house<\/strong> = object<\/p>\n<p>Some verbs <strong>(intransitive verbs)<\/strong> do not take an object.<\/p>\n<div class=\"lineX\"><strong>Anna slept.<\/strong><br \/>\n(no object needed)<\/div>\n<div class=\"lineX\" style=\"margin-bottom: 30px;\"><strong>The phone rang.<\/strong><br \/>\n(no object needed)<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Subject vs. Object Questions: Comparisons<\/h2>\n<h3>Present Tenses<\/h3>\n<h4 style=\"margin-bottom: 10px;\">Present Simple<\/h4>\n<div class=\"lineX\" style=\"margin-bottom: 30px;\"><strong>The class starts at 10 a.m.<\/strong> (statement)<br \/>\n\u27a1 <strong>What starts at 10 a.m.?<\/strong> (subject question)<br \/>\n\u27a1 <strong>When does the class start?<\/strong> (object question)<\/div>\n<h4 style=\"margin-bottom: 10px;\">Present Continuous<\/h4>\n<div class=\"lineX\" style=\"margin-bottom: 30px;\"><strong>The dog is chasing a cat.<\/strong><br \/>\n\u27a1 <strong>Who is chasing a cat?<\/strong> (subject question)<br \/>\n\u27a1 <strong>What is the dog chasing?<\/strong> (object question)<\/div>\n<h4 style=\"margin-bottom: 10px;\">Present Perfect<\/h4>\n<div class=\"lineX\" style=\"margin-bottom: 30px;\"><strong>Sophie has written a novel.<\/strong><br \/>\n\u27a1 <strong>Who has written a novel?<\/strong> (subject question)<br \/>\n\u27a1 <strong>What has Sophie written?<\/strong> (object question)<\/div>\n<h4 style=\"margin-bottom: 10px;\">Present Perfect Continuous<\/h4>\n<div class=\"lineX\" style=\"margin-bottom: 30px;\"><strong>I have been studying French.<\/strong><br \/>\n\u27a1 <strong>Who has been studying French?<\/strong> (subject question)<br \/>\n\u27a1 <strong>What have I been studying?<\/strong> (object question)<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Past Tenses<\/h3>\n<h4 style=\"margin-bottom: 10px;\">Past Simple<\/h4>\n<div class=\"lineX\" style=\"margin-bottom: 30px;\"><strong>Liam ate a sandwich.<\/strong><br \/>\n\u27a1 <strong>Who ate a sandwich?<\/strong> (subject question)<br \/>\n\u27a1 <strong>What did Liam eat?<\/strong> (object question)<\/div>\n<h4 style=\"margin-bottom: 10px;\">Past Continuous<\/h4>\n<div class=\"lineX\" style=\"margin-bottom: 30px;\"><strong>Sarah was watching a movie.<\/strong><br \/>\n\u27a1 <strong>Who was watching a movie?<\/strong> (subject question)<br \/>\n\u27a1 <strong>What was Sarah watching?<\/strong> (object question)<\/div>\n<h4 style=\"margin-bottom: 10px;\">Past Perfect<\/h4>\n<div class=\"lineX\" style=\"margin-bottom: 30px;\"><strong>Tom had visited his grandparents before.<\/strong><br \/>\n\u27a1 <strong>Who had visited his grandparents before?<\/strong> (subject question)<br \/>\n\u27a1 <strong>Whom had Tom visited before?<\/strong> (object question)<\/div>\n<h4 style=\"margin-bottom: 10px;\">Past Perfect Continuous<\/h4>\n<div class=\"lineX\" style=\"margin-bottom: 30px;\"><strong>They had been playing chess for an hour.<\/strong><br \/>\n\u27a1 <strong>Who had been playing chess?<\/strong> (subject question)<br \/>\n\u27a1 <strong>What had they been playing?<\/strong> (object question)<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Future Tenses<\/h3>\n<h4 style=\"margin-bottom: 10px;\">Future Simple<\/h4>\n<div class=\"lineX\" style=\"margin-bottom: 30px;\"><strong>Mia will buy a new phone.<\/strong><br \/>\n\u27a1 <strong>Who will buy a new phone?<\/strong> (subject question)<br \/>\n\u27a1 <strong>What will Mia buy?<\/strong> (object question)<\/div>\n<h4 style=\"margin-bottom: 10px;\">Future Continuous<\/h4>\n<div class=\"lineX\" style=\"margin-bottom: 30px;\"><strong>We will be traveling next week.<\/strong><br \/>\n\u27a1 <strong>Who will be traveling next week?<\/strong> (subject question)<br \/>\n\u27a1 <strong>When will we be traveling?<\/strong> (object question)<\/div>\n<h4 style=\"margin-bottom: 10px;\">Future Perfect<\/h4>\n<div class=\"lineX\" style=\"margin-bottom: 30px;\"><strong>Emma will have finished her project by Friday.<\/strong><br \/>\n\u27a1 <strong>Who will have finished her project by Friday?<\/strong> (subject question)<br \/>\n\u27a1 <strong>What will Emma have finished by Friday?<\/strong> (object question)<\/div>\n<h4 style=\"margin-bottom: 10px;\">Future Perfect Continuous<\/h4>\n<div class=\"lineX\" style=\"margin-bottom: 30px;\"><strong>She will have been teaching for five years.<\/strong><br \/>\n\u27a1 <strong>Who will have been teaching for five years?<\/strong> (subject question)<br \/>\n\u27a1 <strong>How long will she have been teaching?<\/strong> (object question)<\/div>\n<table id=\"customtable\" class=\"tfourth\" width=\"100%\" style=\"table-layout: fixed; border-collapse: collapse;\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"width: 25%; vertical-align: top;\">Tense<\/th>\n<th style=\"width: 25%; vertical-align: top;\">Statement<\/th>\n<th style=\"width: 25%; vertical-align: top;\">Subject question<\/th>\n<th style=\"width: 25%; vertical-align: top;\">Object question<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 25%; vertical-align: top;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ellalanguage.com\/blog\/present-simple-tense\/\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: #ea4173;\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Present Simple<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%; vertical-align: top;\">Tom writes a book.<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%; vertical-align: top;\">Who writes a book?<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%; vertical-align: top;\">What does Emma write?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 25%; vertical-align: top;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ellalanguage.com\/blog\/present-continuous-tense\/\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: #ea4173;\" rel=\"noopener\">Present Continuous<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%; vertical-align: top;\">Tom is writing a book.<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%; vertical-align: top;\">Who is writing a book?<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%; vertical-align: top;\">What is Emma writing?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 25%; vertical-align: top;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ellalanguage.com\/blog\/present-perfect-tense\/\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: #ea4173;\" rel=\"noopener\">Present Perfect<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%; vertical-align: top;\">Tom has written a book.<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%; vertical-align: top;\">Who has written a book?<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%; vertical-align: top;\">What has Emma written?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 25%; vertical-align: top;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ellalanguage.com\/blog\/present-perfect-continuous-tense\/\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: #ea4173;\" rel=\"noopener\">Present Perfect Continuous<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%; vertical-align: top;\"><strong>Tom<\/strong> has been writing a book.<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%; vertical-align: top;\">Who has been writing a book?<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%; vertical-align: top;\">What has Emma been writing?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 25%; vertical-align: top;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ellalanguage.com\/blog\/past-simple-tense\/\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: #ea4173;\" rel=\"noopener\">Past Simple<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%; vertical-align: top;\">Tom wrote a book.<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%; vertical-align: top;\">Who wrote a book?<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%; vertical-align: top;\">What did Emma write?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 25%; vertical-align: top;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ellalanguage.com\/blog\/past-continuous-tense\/\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: #ea4173;\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Past Continuous<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%; vertical-align: top;\">Tom was writing a book.<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%; vertical-align: top;\">Who was writing a book?<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%; vertical-align: top;\">What was Emma writing?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 25%; vertical-align: top;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ellalanguage.com\/blog\/past-perfect-tense\/\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: #ea4173;\" rel=\"noopener\">Past Perfect<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%; vertical-align: top;\">Tom had written a book.<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%; vertical-align: top;\">Who had written a book?<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%; vertical-align: top;\">What had Emma written?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 25%; vertical-align: top;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ellalanguage.com\/blog\/past-perfect-continuous-tense\/\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: #ea4173;\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Past Perfect Continuous<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%; vertical-align: top;\"><strong>Tom<\/strong> had been writing a book.<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%; vertical-align: top;\">Who had been writing a book?<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%; vertical-align: top;\">What had Emma been writing?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 25%; vertical-align: top;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ellalanguage.com\/blog\/future-simple-tense\/\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: #ea4173;\" rel=\"noopener\">Future Simple<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%; vertical-align: top;\">Tom will write a book.<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%; vertical-align: top;\">Who will write a book?<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%; vertical-align: top;\">What will Emma write?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 25%; vertical-align: top;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ellalanguage.com\/blog\/future-continuous-tense\/\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: #ea4173;\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Future Continuous<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%; vertical-align: top;\"><strong>T<\/strong>om will be writing a book.<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%; vertical-align: top;\">Who will be writing a book?<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%; vertical-align: top;\">What will Emma be writing?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 25%; vertical-align: top;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ellalanguage.com\/blog\/future-perfect-tense\/\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: #ea4173;\" rel=\"noopener\">Future Perfect<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%; vertical-align: top;\">Tom will have written a book.<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%; vertical-align: top;\">Who will have written a book?<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%; vertical-align: top;\">What will Emma have written?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 25%; vertical-align: top;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ellalanguage.com\/blog\/future-perfect-continuous-tense\/\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: #ea4173;\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Future Perfect Continuous<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%; vertical-align: top;\"><strong>Tom will<\/strong> have been writing a book.<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%; vertical-align: top;\">Who will have been writing a book?<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%; vertical-align: top;\">What will Emma have been writing?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div class=\"ml-embedded\" data-form=\"yvNSLY\" style=\"margin-bottom: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<p><a 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