Syllabus topic 41: Subject questions / questions with prepositions
Subject questions / questions with prepositions. A subject question asks who or what performs an action and normally needs no do: Who called? An object question uses the usual auxiliary pattern: Who did you call? Prepositions often remain at the end in everyday questions.
A subject question asks who or what performs an action and normally needs no do: Who called? An object question uses the usual auxiliary pattern: Who did you call? Prepositions often remain at the end in everyday questions.
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Practice my mistakesBack to my daily plan___ called you last night?
Your answer: Unanswered
Correct answer: Who
Completed sentence: Who called you last night? A subject question asks who or what performs an action and normally needs no do: Who called? An object question uses the usual auxiliary pattern: Who did you call? Prepositions often remain at the end in everyday questions.
Who did you ___?
Your answer: Unanswered
Correct answer: call
Completed sentence: Who did you call? A subject question asks who or what performs an action and normally needs no do: Who called? An object question uses the usual auxiliary pattern: Who did you call? Prepositions often remain at the end in everyday questions.
Who are you waiting ___?
Your answer: Unanswered
Correct answer: for
Completed sentence: Who are you waiting for? A subject question asks who or what performs an action and normally needs no do: Who called? An object question uses the usual auxiliary pattern: Who did you call? Prepositions often remain at the end in everyday questions.
___ happened yesterday?
Your answer: Unanswered
Correct answer: What
Completed sentence: What happened yesterday? A subject question asks who or what performs an action and normally needs no do: Who called? An object question uses the usual auxiliary pattern: Who did you call? Prepositions often remain at the end in everyday questions.
Which bus goes ___ the airport?
Your answer: Unanswered
Correct answer: to
Completed sentence: Which bus goes to the airport? A subject question asks who or what performs an action and normally needs no do: Who called? An object question uses the usual auxiliary pattern: Who did you call? Prepositions often remain at the end in everyday questions.
Not quite. Keep learning.
Correct answer: Who
Completed sentence: Who called you last night? A subject question asks who or what performs an action and normally needs no do: Who called? An object question uses the usual auxiliary pattern: Who did you call? Prepositions often remain at the end in everyday questions.
Not quite. Keep learning.
Correct answer: call
Completed sentence: Who did you call? A subject question asks who or what performs an action and normally needs no do: Who called? An object question uses the usual auxiliary pattern: Who did you call? Prepositions often remain at the end in everyday questions.
Not quite. Keep learning.
Correct answer: for
Completed sentence: Who are you waiting for? A subject question asks who or what performs an action and normally needs no do: Who called? An object question uses the usual auxiliary pattern: Who did you call? Prepositions often remain at the end in everyday questions.
Not quite. Keep learning.
Correct answer: What
Completed sentence: What happened yesterday? A subject question asks who or what performs an action and normally needs no do: Who called? An object question uses the usual auxiliary pattern: Who did you call? Prepositions often remain at the end in everyday questions.
Not quite. Keep learning.
Correct answer: to
Completed sentence: Which bus goes to the airport? A subject question asks who or what performs an action and normally needs no do: Who called? An object question uses the usual auxiliary pattern: Who did you call? Prepositions often remain at the end in everyday questions.
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