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WRITING QUESTIONS - Subject vs. Object Questions

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

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

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

QUESTION:	ANSWER:
formal --> Whom did Gina meet? informal--> Who does Gary like? What did Frank see?	Gina met Mary. Gary likes Susan. Frank saw an accident.

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

1. _________________________________ The doctor is working with the nurse.

2. _________________________________ The doctor told the nurse to draw blood.

3. _________________________________ Samantha bought a computer yesterday.

4. _________________________________ Samantha bought a 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 a recommendation.

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

10. ________________________________ The robber demanded all the money in the cash register.