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WRITING QUESTIONS - Subject vs. Object Questions

Study these sample questions:

SUBJECT QUESTION: A subject question asks about the subject of the sentence.
Do NOT change the word order of the question.

ANSWER	QUESTION
Gina is fixing the computer.	Who is fixing the computer?
An accident happened last week.	What happened last week?

OBJECT QUESTION: An object question asks about the object of the sentence.
You MUST change the word order of the question.

ANSWER	QUESTION
Gina met Mary.	Whom did Gina meet? <--formal
Gina met Mary.	Who did Gina meet? <--informal
Frank saw an accident.	What did Frank see?

Directions: Write a question about the underlined section of each answer below.
Use WHO for people and WHAT for things. Use informal English.

1.
   The doctor is working with the nurse.

2.
   The doctor told the nurse to draw blood.

3.
   The repairman worked on the computer yesterday.

4.
   The repairman worked on the computer yesterday.

5.
   The woman wrote a long letter.

6.
   The woman wrote a long letter.

7.
   The teacher gave the student some advice.

8.
   The teacher gave the student some advice.

9.
   The robber demanded all the money in the cash register.

9.
   The robber asked for all the money in the cash register.