Make questions with who or what subject or object

Questions with what, who and whom

The question word what and who can act both as a subject or an object. Depending on that, the structure of the sentence will be different.

Study these examples

Questions to the subject with what and who

If «what» or «who» is the subject in the sentence, we don’t need an auxiliary verb. The main verb goes right after the question word:

Examples of what and who as a subject

Questions to the object with what and who

If what/who is the object in the sentence, we need an auxiliary verb.

Examples of what and who as an object

Who and whom

We use «what» both as a subject and an object to make questions about things, abstract terms, but not about people.

We use the question word «who» when we ask questions about a person.

If the question word is a subject (= we can replace it with a personal pronoun in its basic form: Who did it? He did it. Who cares? She cares.), then we always say «who«.

But, if the question word is an object (= we can replace it with a personal pronoun in the objective case: Whom do you help? I help him.), we should say «whom» according to the official grammar rules. Especially, when the verb requires a preposition. However, whom is rarely used in modern spoken English, it sounds very formal.

Examples of whom with a preposition

If we sum up the above written, we’ll get a following table:

​Subject and object questions Вопросы к подлежащему и дополнению

Специальные вопросы к дополнению или подлежащему всегда вызывают затруднения у студентов. Как же правильно построить эти каверзные вопросы? Эта статья расставит все точки над і.

Наш учитель объясняет новую тему сейчас. – Our teacher is explaining a new topic right now.

Кто объясняет? – Учитель. В этом предложении подлежащее учитель.

Я вчера купила новое платье. – I bought a new dress yesterday.

Моя машина поломалась. – My car has broken down.

Что? – Моя машина.

Схема построение вопросов к подлежащему

Порядок слов в вопросах к подлежащему прямой, т.е. сначала идет подлежащее (в вопросе это вопросительное слово – кто или что), а потом сказуемое (глагол, т.е. действие).

Важно помнить, это этот тип вопросов не требует вспомогательные глаголы (auxiliary verbs – do, does, did).

Давайте попробуем поставить вопросы к выше предложенным предложениям.

Who is explaining a new topic right now? – Our teacher is.

Who bought a new dress yesterday? – I did.

What has broken down?(Что сломалось?) – My car has.

Whose car has broken down? (Чья машина сломалась?) – Mine. ( Моя).

Если посмотреть на эти вопросы, то вместо подлежащего (учитель, я, машина) мы поставили who/what. Необходимо обратить внимание, что глагол после who/what имеет форму как для he, she, it.

Object (дополнение) – это член предложения, над которым осуществляется действие. Дополнение отвечает на вопросы «кого?чего?», «кому? чему?», «кого? что?», «кем? чем?».

Она только что разговаривала с подругой. Она разговаривала с кем? С подругой. Подруга – дополнение. – She has just spoken to her friend.

Я не могу найти ключи. Я не могу найти что? Ключи.Ключи – дополнение. – I can’t find my keys.

Схема построение вопросов к дополнению

При построении вопросов к дополнению порядок слов обратный. Условная схема вопросов:

Предлагаю построить вопросы к подлежащему (object questions) к выше предложенным предложениям.

Who has she just spoken to? – С кем она только что разговаривала?

What can’t you find?/ What are you looking for? – Что ты не можешь найти?/ Что ты ищешь?

Who are you going to invite to the party? – Кого ты собираешься пригласить на вечеринку?

Небольшое упражнение на перевод для того, чтобы закрепить тему специальных вопросов к подлежащему и дополнению:

1.Что ты смотрел вчера по телевизору?

2.С кем разговаривает сейчас твоя мама?

4.Кто тебе это сказал?

5.Кому ты веришь?

6.Что ты сейчас читаешь?

7.Что было изобретено в 19 веке?

8.Кто писал письма Марлен Дитрих?

9.Что последним сочинил Моцарт?

10.Когда ты зашел на кухню, что готовила твоя мама?

1.What did you watch on TV yesterday?

2.Who is your mom talking to?

3.What are you going to hang on Christmas tree?

4.Who has told you that?

5.What do you believe to?

6.What are you reading now?

7.What was invented in 19 th century?

8.Who wrote letters to Marlene Dietrich?

9.What did Mozart compose the last?

10.When you came into the kitchen, what was your mom cooking?

Subject Questions and Object Questions

Школьная Марь Ванна приложила все усилия, чтобы вы запомнили, что каждый вопрос в английском языке должен содержать вспомогательный глагол. И в этом ее нельзя упрекнуть. Но почему-то без внимания остается особый тип вопроса – вопрос к подлежащему. Неудивительно, что при изучении темы Subject Questions многим ученикам очень сложно уяснить: Как это специальный вопрос и без вспомогательного глагола?

Действительно, такой тип вопроса существует и очень часто используется. И, чтобы правильно строить вопросы к подлежащему, вам нужно раз и навсегда разобраться, что такое подлежащее и что такое дополнение. С этого и начнем.

Подлежащее в предложении — тот, кто действует, действующее лицо, может быть даже не лицо, а неодушевленный предмет. Подлежащее всегда отвечает на вопрос: Кто? Что? В терминологии английской грамматики — это subject.

Дополнение в предложении — это тот, на кого направлено действие. Отвечает на вопросы падежей: Кого? Чего? Кому? Чему? Кем? Чем? и так далее. В терминологии английской грамматики носит название object.

John called Kate.

Если нам нужно спросить о ком-то из них, мы будем использовать вопросительное слово who.

Допустим, мы знаем, что Джон кому-то звонил. Мы спрашиваем: Кому звонил Джон?

А если наоборот, нам известно, что кто-то звонил Кейт. Как спросить кто звонил ей? В этом вопросе нам нужно узнать, кто был действующим лицом. Попробуем так:

Это вопрос грамматически правильный, но аналогичный тому, что мы задавали выше, только с другим именем. В таком случае, из вопроса получается, что Кейт кому-то звонила, в этом вопросе Кейт – подлежащее, действующее лицо. Но ведь она никому не звонила, это ей кто-то звонил. Ситуация искажается. Нам нужен другой вопрос.

Наконец, подходим к самому основному.

Чтобы задать вопрос к подлежащему, нам не нужно ничего менять местами или добавлять. Необходимо просто поставить вместо неизвестного подлежащего вопросительное слово who :

Somebody called Kate.

Who called Kate? – John. John called Kate.

Правило очень простое: если необходимо узнать, кто выполнял действие, то в вопросе вместо неизвестного подлежащего ставится вопросительное слово who и порядок слов не меняется.

Subject question

Object question

Вопросительное слово who, what

Вопросительное слово who, what

Порядок слов – как в утверждении, на месте неизвестного подлежащего – вопросительное слово.

Порядок слов – как в вопросе, после вопросительного слова стоит вспомогательный глагол, после подлежащее, которое нам известно, и глагол в соответствующей форме.

Перевод на русский начинается со слова кто? Что? (Именительный падеж)

Перевод на русский со слов: Кого? Чего? Кому? Чему? Кем? Чем? и вопросы других падежей

Давайте представим себя предельно любопытными, и на примерах рассмотрим, как задавать разные типы вопросов:

The thief stole his bag. – Вор украл его сумку.

Subject question: Who stole his bag? – Кто украл его сумку?

Object Question: What did the thief steal? – Что украл вор?

The child likes ice cream. – Ребенок любит мороженное.

Subject question: Who likes ice cream? – Кто любит мороженное?

Object Question: What does the child like? – Что любит ребенок?

We will buy a new car. – Мы купим новую машину.

Subject question: Who will buy a new car? – Кто купит новую машину?

Object Question: What will you buy? – Что вы купите?

The students saw the professor in the night club. – Студенты видели профессора в ночном клубе.

Subject question: Who saw the professor in the night club? – Кто видел профессора в ночном клубе?

Object Question: Who did the students see in the night club? – Кого студенты видели в ночном клубе?

My friend Lisa won three thousand dollars. – Моя подруга Лиза выиграла три тысячи долларов.

Subject question: Who won three thousand dollars? – Кто выиграл три тысячи долларов?

Object Question: What did your friend Lisa win? – Что выиграла твоя подруга Лиза?

Не только who и what могут быть вопросительными словами. В начале subject questions можно встретить целые словосочетания:

Ten people wrote poems for the class. – Десять человек написали стихи для занятия.

Subject question: How many people wrote poems for the class? – Сколько человек написали стихи для занятия?

Object Question: What did ten people write for the class? – Что десять человек написали для занятия?

That woman told me the news. – Та женщина рассказала мне новости.

Subject question: Who/ which woman told you the news? – Кто / какая женщина рассказала тебе новости?

Object Question: What did that woman tell you? – Что рассказала тебе та женщина?

Subject questions и object questions имеют разную структуру, и благодаря этому мы без проблем можем понять, что именно хочет узнать наш собеседник.

Чтобы научиться распознавать эти вопросы и строить их самостоятельно, вы всегда должны обращать внимание на то, что вам уже известно: подлежащее или дополнение, и в зависимости от этого строить ваш вопрос.

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Вопросы к подлежащему и дополнению (subject and object questions) к Ромео и Джульетте.

Subject and object questions — вопросы к подлежащему и дополнению

Заранее предупреждаю, что сейчас может все смешаться в голове, поэтому для напоминания оставлю небольшой словарик:

Например, в предложении Romeo kissed Julia (Ромео поцеловал Джульетту.) наш Ромео — подлежащее ( subject ), а Джульетта — дополнение ( object ).

И тот факт, что оба слова — и Ромео, и Джульетта — являются существительными, не имеет к этому никакого отношения. Это могут быть целые фразы, а не отдельные слова. Просто свирепый Ромео — это тот, кто делает что-то в предложении и поэтому является подлежащим (subject), а прекрасная Джульетта оказывается дополнением (object) в предложении.

«Ромео и Джульетта» — это не история любви. Это была трехдневная связь между 13-летней и 17-летним подростками, которая привела к шести смертям.
С уважением к каждому, кто прочел эту книгу»

Subject and object questions для начинающих

Но сначала давайте вспомним, как мы вообще создаем вопросы на английском языке.

Поскольку в английском языке нет такого слова, как «или», мы используем другой трюк — так называемую инверсию, т.е. заменяем первые слова в предложении и вуаля! — У нас есть вопрос.

(Это ли Джульетта?)

Иногда наш вспомогательный глагол скрыт — но мы прекрасно знаем, что он там есть! И если в утверждениях мы обычно допускаем его скрытность, то в вопросах мы вытаскиваем его за уши на свет.

То есть, если мы хотим задать вопрос, мы заменяем первые два слова(инверсия):

Все эти вещи о времени past simple мы уже знаем от Чака Норриса, не так ли?

«Он якобы допустил грамматическую ошибку в меме. Оказалось, что это был английский язык, который все время был неправ.» См. также: Почему GPS-навигация говорит с Чаком Норрисом в past simple?

Самое интересное начинается, когда мы хотим дополнить наши вопросы местоимениями who(кто?) или what (что?).

Вопросы к подлежащему и дополнению who,what и т.д.

Сейчас мы рассмотрим два таких вопроса:

В самом начале мы уже объяснили, что в предложении Romeo kissed Juliet наш Ромео являетсяподлежащим, а Джульетта —дополнением.

Поскольку в первом предложении ответом является «Джульетта», которая является дополнением (object) предложения, это вопрос к дополнению (object question).

Во втором случае ответом будет «Ромео», который является подлежащим (subject)предложения, поэтому это вопрос к подлежащему (subject question).

В принципе, на уровне новичка вам достаточно знать, что мы можем формулировать вопросы этими двумя способами, и этого будет достаточно.

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Относительные местоимения в вопросах о подлежащем и дополнении в английском языке

Поскольку английские вопросы к подлежащему и дополнению (subject and object questions) начинаются с относительных местоимений (relative pronouns), стоит напомнить себе все слова, начинающиеся с wh- и не только.

И теперь по очереди мы можем обсудить их более подробно:

1. Object questions — английские вопросы к дополнению

Давайте сначала рассмотрим первый из двух поставленных выше вопросов (Who did Romeo kiss?).

Прежде всего, его структура мало чем отличается от стандартного вопроса:

В вопросе к дополнению мы сохраняем порядок знаков препинания обычного вопроса. То есть сначала вспомогательный глагол(did), который уже не скрывается, и только потом героическое подлежащее (subject), то есть Ромео, выполняющий действия в предложении. И только потом поцелуи (активность).

Так что в основном вопрос на сто баллов всегда звучит так: о чем (или, скорее, в данном случае о ком) мы спрашиваем в этом предложении?

Мы спрашиваем о Джульетте, которая является нашим дополнением/объектом интереса (object), предметом или грамматическим дополнением (Romeo kissed Julia).

Следовательно, этот тип предложений называется вопросом к дополнению — object questions.

Примеры¹ вопросов к дополнению (object questions) в основных временах

Это самый распространенный тип вопроса, который встречается во всех грамматических временах, например:

2) Subject questions — вопросы к подлежащему

Теперь давайте посмотрим на наше второе предложение.

Первое, что бросается в глаза, это то, что построение этого предложения выглядит как в утвердительном предложении:

Однако, прежде всего, важно спросить о подлежащим (subject) предложения, которым является не кто иной, как наш Ромео!

Таким образом, вопросы, на которые отвечает тот, кто совершает действие в предложении ( подлежащее), являются вопросами к подлежащему (subject questions).

Примеры вопросов к дополнению (object questions) в основных временах

После преобразования те же предложения будут выглядеть следующим образом:

Когда же полезны subject questions?

На самом деле, мы должны отличать вопрос о подлежащем от вопроса о дополнении только тогда, когда начинаем использовать «предложения в предложениях», т.е. relative clauses. В середине более крупного предложения — как, например, relative clause — мы можем вставить subject question, но мы не можем использовать для этой цели object question.

Я бы сказал, что для этого нам не нужно знать много теории. Просто «кажется», что первое предложение имеет смысл, а второе — нет:

Но это уже совсем другая история…

См. также: Предложения внутри предложения или relative clauses.

Для чего вам нужно знать о вопросах к подлежащему и дополнению?

В заключение хочу отметить, что, на мой взгляд, вышеперечисленные теоретические знания ни для чего не нужны.

Вам нужна практика, а не теория!

Конечно, всегда полезно почитать грамматику, но прежде всего вам нужно знать, как правильно применять эти конструкции в разговоре, а не знать определения подлежащего и дополнения!

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How to ask a question about a subject in English

Question to the subject

The subject is the main member of the sentence that answers the question «Who?» or «What?»

English interrogative pronouns What and Who

One of the exercises used in teaching English is to ask a question to a specific member of a sentence. The easiest way is to ask a question about the subject, because for this you only need replace subject with a question wordwithout forgetting about coordination of the verb with the subject (!).
In these examples, pay attention to the verbs is и (S):

The question is asked the same for the subject in singular (boy) and plural (girls). Everything is the same as in Russian. It doesn’t matter if one or more people can play the guitar:

To ask a question to the subject, replace the subject with an interrogative word (i.e., an interrogative pronoun), and the following verb should be the same as in the affirmative sentence with He (or She or It).
Rule:

Question to the subject Is a sentence that preserves the word order of a declarative (affirmative) sentence, in which the interrogative pronoun Who or What plays the role of the subject (replaces the subject), followed by a verb in the form third person singular.

Examples of subject questions for different forms of verbs

It remains to be seen when the “3rd person singular” complicates our life.

A detailed consideration of the agreement of the subject and predicate in person and number is a topic for a separate article, and here I will finally give different cases in which, in order to form a question to the subject, you need to change the form of the verb of the original sentence:

A source: http://studyenglishnow.ru/vopros-k-podlezhashhemu/

How to ask questions in English?

There are the following types of sentences in English: affirmative, negative and interrogative. Today we will focus on the last of them. It is an integral part of oral and written speech, without studying this issue, subsequent immersion in the world of a foreign language is impossible.

Some students encounter problems in this topic, but we can safely assure you: it is enough just to carefully study the theoretical material and consolidate it by solving practical problems.

The first thing worth noting is the change in the structure of affirmative sentences to transform them into interrogative ones. This is a fairly common procedure, but it is not always required. So, the auxiliary verb in this case is placed before the subject, and the main one after it.

5 types of questions in English

Now it is necessary to consider in more detail each of the existing interrogative types. They have their own characteristics and structure.

General question

As a rule, it assumes a monosyllabic «yes» or «no» answer.

As you can see from the example, in order to form it, you need to do the above procedure: place the subject between the auxiliary and main verbs. If you need to use a modal verb (for example, could or may), you need to put it in the place of an auxiliary.

It should be noted that in questions with the verb «to be» the use of the auxiliary question is not required.

— Is she a doctor?

To form a negative interrogative sentence, it is enough to add the particle «not» after the subject. It is worth remembering that in the case of the abbreviated form n’t, it is in front of this member of the sentence. Compare two examples:

— Does he not go to school on Monday?

— Doesn’t he go to school on Monday?

Special question

Thus, to one of the above question words, we add an auxiliary or modal verb, then the subject follows, if there is an addition, as well as all the other previously unused members of the sentence.

It will be easier to understand with a specific example: What (interrogative sentence) are (auxiliary verb) you (subject) doing (main verb) now (circumstance)?

A special question helps to find out almost any information of interest.

Alternative question

The construction of education is the same as in the general question, but it is supplemented with a particle by the aforementioned word «or». Take a look at an example: Were you in London in 2004 or 2006?

Separation issues

This is an interesting kind of question because it is divided into two parts. The first is affirmative or negative, and the second is a short clarification. Most often, the separating construction is used if the speaker is not sure of something and wants to confirm or deny the information.

The parts are separated by a comma. In English, it is called «tag», which translates as «tail». In view of this, such questions are sometimes referred to as “tail” ones.

This type is quite common in spoken and written English. This is due to several factors. First, it can express a fairly wide range of feelings and emotions: from distrust to admiration. Secondly, he quite gently prompts the interlocutor to answer without the need to ask the question directly. Thirdly, the grammatical construction of such a question is simple: here the direct word order is used, which is only supplemented by this «tail».

By the way, these «tails» can take different interpretations. The most common of them are: «Isn’t it?», «Isn’t it?» etc.

Check out examples:

As you can see, the ponytails are formed with the addition of the «not» particle. The rule works in the opposite direction if the main sentence is not affirmative, but negative.

— You are not a doctor, are you? “You’re not a doctor, are you?

It is worth remembering that if the first part of the construction contains words with a negative meaning (for example, never), then the tail will necessarily be affirmative.

— They never be in Paris, do they? “They’ve never been to Paris, have they?

Question to the subject

In this case, there are no auxiliary verbs in the construction. Formation scheme: interrogative word + predicate + secondary syntactic members. It is only required to put a question word (who or what) instead of the subject and pronounce the sentence with competent intonation.

Very often this type is confused with a special question for an addendum. That is why it is important to clearly know that the question is being asked specifically to the subject. Most often, it is addressed to the person who commits or has performed this or that action, as in the example above.

So, we got acquainted with 5 questions in English, it can be seen from the material that the topic is quite simple to understand and further memorize. To hone your skills better, try to practice questions more often in dialogues with friends, acquaintances and teachers. A great solution is to make a penpal from another country.

The dating stage involves asking a lot of questions in order to get to know each other better. Thus, you will kill two birds with one stone: practice the application of the knowledge gained and make an interesting acquaintance with a person of a different culture.

By the way, not so long ago we prepared an interesting article for you that will help you tell a new friend about your family in a competent and interesting way. Hurry up to get to know her.

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Having good spoken English is not only about asserting, but also about asking. Often we need to answer a question or ask it ourselves. Question to the subject in English (Question to the subject) can be structured according to a certain scheme. When asking a question, you must also take into account the time at which it was asked.

First, let’s clarify what is a subject question? The subject is the main protagonist of the proposal, who possesses some feature or performs a specific function. Accordingly, he is asked the question.

Question: Is she clever and beautiful (Is she smart and beautiful?).

Question: Is smoking allowed here? (Can I smoke here?)

The subject in English can be expressed:

Subject questions in English examples

The question to the subject can be asked using the words:

The first option is used when it comes to living things, the second is applied to non-living things, for example, to things, plants, nature, etc. Who or What is put in the first place in the sentence, replacing the main character.

These were the Who examples. Now let’s look at the options with What:

Help: To correctly build a question, you just need to take an affirmative sentence and put who or what in the first place instead of the main character.

Subject question scheme => Who + place / sign / action?

Let’s look at a few examples:

Ann plays volleyball => Anna plays volleyball

Who plays volleyball? => Who plays volleyball?

When asking a question for such a sentence, you do not need to use an auxiliary verb (in this case, does) and put it in the first place. All you have to do is change the main character from (Mary) to who. The rest of the members of the proposal remain in their places.

Here is an example:

Children play the piano. Then the question is: Who plays the piano? This means that an English sentence should be constructed as if he / she was in place of who / what.

Information: To ask a question to a subject in simple present tense, you need to use the following scheme:

To ask a question to a subject, you need to use the following scheme:

Several interrogative sentences:

Who is trying to stole my cake? => Who’s trying to steal my cake?

My little son. He is trying to get your attention or

My children. They are bored sitting every day home nothing to do.

My little son. He’s trying to get your attention /

My kids. They are tired of sitting at home all day and doing nothing.

Сonclusion

These were the basic rules for asking questions about a specific subject. Explore other lessons and you will learn how to ask questions in other times, and there are a lot of them in English. Good luck and patience!

And remember: the language barrier can be easily overcome online!

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How to ask questions in English. Types of questions

One of the key topics that will be useful even for the greenest beginner is questions in English.

Why is it useful to be able to ask questions at the very beginning of the training?

Let’s imagine a situation: you are abroad and want to know the way. You run up to the first person you meet and, intently, looking into his eyes with hope, name your destination. Will you get the answer you want? Who knows. It is not a fact that the passer-by has information or speaks English. However, your chances of finding a hotel, attraction, or acquaintances will increase with your ability to ask and answer questions.

Inversion

Almost all questions in English are formed by inversion (reverse word order in a sentence). An auxiliary verb is placed before the subject:

Auxiliary verb «to do»

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How to ask a question in English where are you. Common questions in English: rules, schemes, examples

Our topic today is English language issues. Namely: how to ask them correctly, about the difference between general and special questions, questions to the subject, and also talk about the use of various interrogative words.

This topic is relevant for students of any level of language proficiency, because making mistakes is possible even at a higher level when it comes to constructing questions in English. They confuse word order, skip auxiliary verbs, use incorrect intonation.

Our mission is to prevent such errors from occurring. Can we start?

The first thing to know about questions in English is that they differ from the structure of affirmative sentences. We usually (but not always!) Ask questions in English, changing the word order: we put an auxiliary verb in the first place before the subject. Another (main) verb is placed after the subject.

Continuing to delve into this topic, it should be mentioned what are the types of questions in the English language. The differences in the construction of those very questions in English depend on this.

5 types of questions in English

Common question in English

We ask this question when we want to know general information. Are you learning English? We can answer it with one word «yes» or «no».

We need such questions in order to find out certain, specific information that interests us. When did you start learning English?

Question to the subject

We set it when we want to know who is performing the action. Who teaches your English courses?

This is a question that gives a choice of 2 options. Do you study English with a teacher or on your own?

This question assumes confirmation of some information. You continue to learn English in the summer, don’t you?

Now let’s take a look at how each of these questions are structured in English.

General questions

Reverse word order is used to form such questions. This means that we put the auxiliary verb first, the subject second, and the main verb third.

Common questions in English are also built with modal verbs. In this case, the modal verb will replace the auxiliary, that is, it will be placed in the first place.

Special Issues

This type of question requires a detailed and detailed explanation. A special question can be asked to any member of an interrogative sentence in English. The word order in such questions is the same as in general, only at the beginning you need to put one of the interrogative words:

In a descriptive format, we will build a special question according to the following scheme:

Question word + auxiliary (or modal) verb + subject + predicate + object + rest of the sentence.

Due to the fact that a special question in English is posed to almost any member of the proposal (addition, circumstance, definition, subject), with its help you can find out any information.

Questions to the subject

The scheme for constructing a question to a subject in English is as follows:

Question word + predicate + minor clauses

At first glance, it is very simple. But you should not confuse questions to the subject and special questions in English to the supplement.

An addendum is a member of a sentence that provides some additional information and answers questions in English: “who?”, “What?”, “Who?”, “Why?”, “What?”. And more often than not, a question to an object begins with the interrogative pronoun who or whom and what.

This is the similarity with the questions to the subject. Only the context will help to understand. Examples for comparison:

Alternative questions

As the name suggests, these questions involve an alternative or a right to choose. By asking them, we give the interlocutor two options.

Scheme for constructing the question:

Auxiliary verb + character + action to be performed + or

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Features of composing questions to the subject in English

Greetings, my dear reader.

So what is it?

The structural diagram of the proposal is as follows:

Who \ What + auxiliary verb + predicate main verb + object.

How to use at different times?

In the present tense, we only change the verbs at the appropriate tense. But be careful:

In the past tense, we also change only the forms of the verbs, and by analogy with the present tense

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5 types of questions in English. Examples!

Today we will consider 5 types of questions in English And, of course, Examples with them. In order not to be mistaken, the main thing is to understand three things: 1) what question you will have, 2) at what time you need to ask it, and 3) what should be the order of words in the interrogative sentence. In this article we will deal with the first point.

5 types of questions in English and examples with them

Usually allocate 5 types of questions in English. We will briefly dwell on each of them and consider Examples.

1. General question. You don’t even need question words here, as the type of question itself does not imply their use. When asking a general question, the interviewee expects to hear a short positive or negative answer from you.

examples:

2. Special question. Here you will already need a question word or even a phrase. From this point on, a special question should begin. Next, you should adhere to the standard structure of the question.

examples:

3. Alternative question. This type of question implies the presence OR. Before or, everything looks the same as in the general question, and then a complement that is appropriate in meaning follows.

examples:

Will they go on a business trip on Tuesday or Wednesday?

4. The dividing question.

5. Question to the subject.

The last two types of questions require special attention, so we will consider them separately.

How to ask a separation question in English? Examples of

If you do not know how to ask dividing question in english, then it is worth brushing up on the knowledge of auxiliary verbs, as you will definitely need them. Pay attention to the structure of the question and Examples.

Declarative sentence +, + auxiliary verb + not + face

Negative sentence +, + auxiliary verb + face

Miranda was in Germany last week, wasn’t she? “Miranda was in Germany last week, wasn’t she?

You haven’t forgotten to phone her, have you? “You didn’t forget to call her, did you?

As you can see, the second part of the question (tail) depends on where you started. One of the parts (not two at the same time) must be negative.

How to ask a question about a subject in English? Examples of

Now see how to ask a question to the subject in english. Examples and explanations will help you avoid mistakes.

The good news for this type of question is that you don’t need an auxiliary verb. But you need to be 100% sure that you will have a question specifically for the subject.

Most often, these questions begin with who and are addressed to the person who is performing the action. That is, we will answer with the very person we are asking about.

examples:

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Using the interrogative words who and whom

The question words who and whom are very similar, so there are often doubts about their use. What is the difference between these words and is there any?

Questions with who

Consider how the question word who is used.

Translated into Russian, who is “who?”, But at the same time who we can also translate as “who? to whom? by whom?». What is the reason for such a translation? The fact that with who we can ask two different types of questions.

If we ask a question to the subjectthen who we have it «who?«, a if — to supplementthen who will already mean «whom?to whom? by whom?».

Subject and Object

To make it easier to understand, let’s remember what the subject is and what the complement is using the example of the following sentence:

Nick called Kate.

So, we parse the proposal further:

Nick called Kate.

Kate is an addition (in English, an object), that is, it is the one at whom the action is directed. Who is the action in the sentence directed at? Who did Nick call? Kate. This is the addition.

Accordingly, if we need to ask a question to the subject, we will ask “Who called Katya?”. If we are interested in “Who did Nick call?”, Then this is already a question for the supplement.

So, to ask these questions, we’ll use who. At the same time, the most interesting thing here is that the structure of the questions will be different.

Who in question to the subject

To ask a question to the subject and ask “Who called Katya?”, Instead of the subject (in our case it is Nick), put the question word who.

The peculiarity of questions to the subject is that in such questions the auxiliary verb is not placed at the beginning of the sentence: instead of the unknown subject, we simply put who and we get a question. Moreover, who in such a question becomes the subject (instead of Nick), hence the direct word order, as in the affirmative sentence.

Who in question for the supplement

To ask a question for an add-on and ask “Who did Nick call?

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Subject question in English

In order to ask a question to a subject in English, you must first understand 3 things: what is the subject (the main member of the sentence, answers the question who? What?), What types of questions are there in English and how to compose these questions in English.

A special question for a subject in English. Structure

1. My colleague is writing a report in the office.

Subject Predictable Complement Circumstance

2 students came to school.

Subject Predictable Complement Circumstance

3. Porridge is burning in the kitchen.

Subject Predictable Complement Circumstance

Negative form of subject questions in English

The negative form of questions to the subject in English is built on the principle of negative sentences, that is, the auxiliary verbs do, does, did are used. We put the NOT particle after the modal or auxiliary verb.

4. This student hasn’t answered my question yet.

Subject Predictable Complement Circumstance

5. Kate doesn’t speak English.

Subject Predictable Complement Circumstance

How to formulate a subject question in English?

verb (eg Who wants tea?).

Questions to determine the subject in English:

Example 1

John is going to England next week.

2. Replace John with who

3. Maintain direct word order (that is,
subject + predicate)

Question to the subject: Who is going to england
next week? Who’s going to England next
week?

Example 2.

Viktuk’s play was staged.

Questions to the subject:

Whose play was staged?
Whose play was performed on stage?

What was staged? What did you do on stage?

Example 3.

The girls are happy.

Question to the subject: Who is happy? Who
happy?

Example 4.

We were in the circle.

Question to the subject: Who was in the circle?
Who was in the circus?

Example 5.

We were in the circle.

Question to the subject: Who was in the circle?
Who was in the circus?

Exercise 3: Correct the mistakes

Exercise 4. Translate into English

Subject question in English

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English grammar for kids

Possessive nouns.

Possessive pronouns.

Demonstratives This, That, These, Those

Pronouns SOME / ANY.

Pronouns something / anything / nothing / somebody / anybody / nobody

Pronouns MUCH / MANY

ADJECTIVE

Comparison of adjectives.

— pick up pairs (Russian meaning and translation into English)
— Read the sentences and choose the desired adjective form
— Vereshchagin grade 3. Lesson 53. Comparative degrees of adjectives.

NUMERICAL

Numbers in oral speech 2

OFFERS

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Types of questions in English

There are 4 types of interrogative sentences in English: general (general or yes / no questions), special (special or wh-questions), alternative (alternative) and separating (disjunctive or tail / tag-questions).

I propose to consider each of these types in more detail.

General or Yes / no questions

Common questions are those that can be answered «yes» or «no», hence the name «yes / no questions».

As a rule, this kind of question refers to the whole proposal, and not to a separate element of it.

General questions should be pronounced with a corresponding increasing intonation.

Try to remember the following diagram: as they ask, so we answer.

If the question starts with a verb form to be = am, is, are; then answer: Yes, I am / he is / they are; or No, I am not / he isn’t / they aren’t.

Likewise with auxiliary verbs (of/does, did, will, Have/has):

Special or Wh-questions

Special questions, as you might guess, are posed to a specific word, a member of the sentence. For this, question words are used: who (Who), what (what), Where (where, where), When (when), why (why, why) how (as), how many (how much), etc., which are placed at the beginning of the sentence.

Please note that questions for the subject (who? What?) Have their own special structure: they do not require an auxiliary verb, we simply replace the subject with a question word.

That is, after the question words who / what verbs are used as for the 3rd person singular.

We use special questions to get specific information. This implies a detailed answer.

alternative questions

Alternative interrogative sentences are suggestions for choosing one of the options. They consist of two parts connected by a union or (or).

Alternative questions can be of both general and special (specific) nature. If the question does not concern the subject, a complete answer is required.

But when the question is about the subject, then the auxiliary verb is used before the second option, and the answer will be short:

Disjunctive or Tag-questions

Separating or «questions with a tail» in English have their equivalent in Russian: The tea is too sweet, isn’t it? Very sweet tea, isn’t it / isn’t it?

This type of interrogative sentences also consists of two parts, where the first goes in the affirmative, and the second (short) in the negative, and vice versa.

Basically, the first part of the sentence defines the expected response: affirmation is a positive answer, denial is a negative answer.

And also as an exception:

You cannot say: I am a great person, am not I? It won’t be right. Just remember that for the pronoun I (i) the ponytail uses the shape are / aren’t.

Ponytail questions are used exclusively in colloquial speech to clarify information, confirm or deny this information, if in doubt.

Good luck in learning English!

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How to build and when to use

There are 5 types of questions in English. Today we will look at which one to use when, as well as their construction. We recommend this article first of all to those who have only recently started to learn English, because the ability to correctly formulate questions is the basis for full-fledged communication.

First, let’s see what types of questions exist in English:

Now we will consider each of them in turn.

If you just need to brush up on your knowledge, you can download handy signs here: questions

General questions in English

Common questions are those that can be answered in the affirmative or negative (either «yes» or «no»).

Such questions are formed with the help of auxiliary verbs or the verb to be (in the necessary form), which are placed in the first place before the subject.

An auxiliary verb is a verb that we do not translate in any way. He only indicates to us that this is a question, and also, at the time in which our question is built. More details for what tense, what auxiliary verb is used can be found here.

The outline of the general question looks like this:

Auxiliary verb (or to be verb in the desired form) + subject + main verb + other parts of speech.

Also, such a question can be built using a modal verb, which is placed in the first place (instead of to be or an auxiliary verb)

Examples of common questions:

Are you attending college?

Also, such a question can be built using a modal verb, which is placed in the first place (instead of to be or an auxiliary verb)

Example:

In Russian, we sometimes start a question with a negation, in English we can do that too, just put an auxiliary verb or to be in a negative form. Often such questions in English correspond to our questions with the word «is not». That is, they convey some surprise.

For example:

No. “Isn’t he a suspect?

Special questions in English

Special questions are questions that use the words “where”, “how”, “when”, etc. They already need to be answered in full. To form such a question, we put the question word (why / where / when) first, then put the words in the same order as in the general question, that is, the auxiliary verb, then the subject and the rest of the speech.

The scheme looks like this:

Question word + auxiliary verb / to be in the required form + subject + main verb + other parts of speech

examples:

Why are you smiling?

By the way, sometimes in colloquial speech in English, as in Russian, such questions are conveyed by one question word and intonation:

It is also worth noting that special questions can be conditionally divided into simple (which we discussed above) and complex. By complex we mean questions in which the question word comes with a clarification. To make it clearer what is meant, here are examples in Russian: how long, how far, at what time, etc.

Let’s take a look at some examples:

How far is Elmira?

Subject questions in English

We think there is no point in explaining the essence of such questions :).

There is no auxiliary verb in this type of question. The question word comes first: who (for animate objects) and what (for inanimate objects). Basically, who / what replaces the subject in the clause.

Here is the scheme:

Who / what + to be (if it’s a long time) + main verb + other parts of speech.

examples:

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Subject question in English: basic rules with examples

Sometimes you need to find out who is doing or taking an action. For example, someone gave your friend a gift. To clarify exactly who gave you a gift, you will ask the question: «Who gave you a gift?»

Every day we ask similar questions: “Who called you? Who is messaging you? Who will go to the store? «

In English, this type of question is called questions to the subject. It is very easy to construct such questions.

Below I have written detailed instructions on how to ask these questions.

In the article you will learn:

What is a subject question?

Ребенок riding a bike.
(The child is the actor taking the action.)

His sister clever.
(A sister is a character with a trait.)

Therefore, we ask the question to the subject when we do not know who performed the action or has a sign.

Who riding a bike?
Who clever?

Let’s take a look at how to ask such questions in English.

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In English, we ask a question to a subject using the words:

We put these words in the first place in the sentence, replacing them with the character.

Tom late for work.

Who late for work?

In English, the subject question is considered very simple. Its peculiarity and difference from other questions is that we do not need to change the order of words in a sentence.

That is, we do not add auxiliary verbs (do / does, did, etc.). To construct such a question, we simply take an affirmative sentence and put who / what in the first place instead of the character.

The outline of such a question will be as follows.

Who + action / attribute / place?

For example, we have an affirmative sentence.

mary played tennis.
Mary played tennis.

When we ask a question to a subject, we don’t need to remember an auxiliary verb and put it first. We just replace the actor (Mary) with who. Everything else in the proposal remains the same.

Who playing tennis?
Who played tennis?

IMPORTANT: when we put who / what, then we imagine that it is someone singular: she (she), he (he), it (it). There is nothing difficult in this, because in the Russian language we do the same.

Affirmative sentence: «Children smashedи vase «.
Question: «Who broke the vase?» (We say smashed, not smashed.)

Therefore, an English sentence should be constructed as if he / she was in place of who / what.

For example, take an affirmative sentence.

They Were at school.
They were at school.

Despite the fact that they are in the affirmative, when we ask a question to the subject, we represent he / she in place of who. Therefore, we replace with was.

Who was at school?
Who was at school?

Let’s look at the subject matter formation for basic grammatical constructions.

Question to the subject in Present Simple time

The question to the subject over time Present Simple is asked according to the following scheme:

To ask this question, you must:

Let’s take a look at some examples.

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What it is?

And only when asking questions about the subject in English, the subject is replaced with a question word.

How to ask a question?

The word order is preserved, and this is the simplicity of such phrases. Instead of a noun or pronoun denoting a subject, what or who is substituted. Question words accompanied by verbs usually in the singular, although the answer can be received in the plural.

Accordingly, the verbs, modal and semantic, remain the same or change. If they were in the plural in the affirmative (exclamatory) sentence, they should be replaced with analogues in the singular. The exception is to be in the individual cases discussed below. Various times will be given for better understanding.

Will help you put it right subject question in English exampleswhich are given in the text.

Present simple

Here are the narrative sentences:

Note that the subject of the sun is made up of two separate words. In a simple present actions occur «generally» or regularly, not necessarily at the moment. If asked, the relevant questions for the subject in English would be:

Past Simple

Future simple

In the future tense, the scheme of the question to the subject in English is the simplest, since the modal verb will is not inflected in numbers and persons.

Present with to be

To be is used in the same way as any other verb when posing a question to a subject in English. But it has many different forms, not similar to each other in spelling and pronunciation. They should be properly selected and substituted.

Elapsed tense with to be

When asking about a state or action in the past, use Who (What) + was +?

Future tense with to be

Without options, will be used:

Use with to be

With modal verbs

All modal verbs are the same when using different persons and numbers, so they are very easy to use.

With there is or there are

In this case, the word order changes, first comes is (or are, was, were), then there. Who is there? or What is there?

Negative question form

The position of the negating particle not remains the same, as usual, only the subject is replaced by the question word:

How to answer?

Reply to subject question in English can be short and complete. Even a short, competent answer should have a verb, not just a subject.

Complete (long) answers to similar questions in English with who build by substituting the subject in place of the question word: