Subject Questions
* Focus: They ask about the person or thing performing the action.
* Word Order: The question word (who, what) is the subject of the sentence.
* Example:
* Who ate the cake? (The person eating is the subject)
* What happened? (The thing that happened is the subject)
Object Questions
* Focus: They ask about the person or thing receiving the action.
* Word Order: The question word (who, what, whom, which) is the object of the verb.
* Example:
* Whom did you see? (The person seen is the object)
* What did you eat? (The thing eaten is the object)
Key Differences:
* Subject: The doer of the action.
* Object: The receiver of the action.
To determine if a question is subject or object:
1. Identify the verb: The action word in the sentence.
2. Ask: "Who/what is doing the verb?" (Subject) or "Who/what is receiving the action of the verb?" (Object)
Examples:
* Subject: Who broke the vase? (The person breaking is the subject)
* Object: What did the boy break? (The vase broken is the object)
Remember:
* Who is generally used for people, what for things.
* Whom is the object form of who, but it's less commonly used in everyday English.
Let me know if you have any other questions!