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Lesson Guide

How to use this lesson

For the Teacher

Set a timer for 12 minutes and guide learners to read the 4 grammar rule cards before starting the tasks.

Check answers immediately with the built-in validator and highlight when helper verbs appear or disappear.

For the Learner

First, read the four rule cards slowly and look closely at the underlined words in each sentence.

Next, solve all 12 practice questions below in order without using a dictionary or your notes.

B1 Grammar • 12 Mins

Subject and Object Questions

Understand who does the action, who receives it, and how to give quick natural answers.

Core Grammar Rules

4-Row Reference

Rule 1 • Subject Questions

When you ask about the person or thing doing the action, do not add helper words. Keep the action word in its normal form. The question word takes the lead directly.

Examples

• Who solved the last riddle?

• What made that strange buzzer noise?

Rule 2 • Object Questions

When you ask about the person or thing receiving the action, you need a helper word before the subject. The main action word stays in its basic form.

Examples

• What category did the winner pick?

• Who did the judge choose first?

Rule 3 • Preposition at the End

When a question connects with a small connecting word like at or to, place that word at the very end in everyday speech. Never start the question with that small word.

Examples

• Which round was the winner best at?

• Who did the judge give the prize to?

Rule 4 • Short Answers

To answer quickly, match the helper word from the question with your pronoun. When answering who did something, use the person and the helper word together.

Examples

• Did the buzzer work? No, it didn't.

• Who has the best general knowledge? The winner does.

Practice Exercises

Solve all 12 items. Remember: use only who or what.

Part 1 • Choose the Correct Sentence

Question 1 (person)

Which question asks about the person who hit the buzzer?

____ Who pressed the buzzer first? ____ Who did press the buzzer first? ____ Who did pressed the buzzer first?

Question 2 (thing)

Which question correctly asks about the category the team chose?

____ What category the team selected? ____ What category did the team select? ____ What did category select the team?

Question 3 (thing)

Which question naturally asks about the competition issue with a preposition at the end?

____ What did the judge complain about? ____ About what did the judge complain? ____ What did the judge complained about?

Part 2 • Rewrite the Sentence

Question 4 (thing)

Statement: A tricky riddle confused the players.

Rewrite this as a subject question asking about the thing that caused confusion:

____ (Type your question here...)

Question 5 (thing)

Statement: The winner studied history facts yesterday.

Rewrite this as an object question asking about what the winner studied:

____ (Type your question here...)

Question 6 (person)

Statement: The judge talked to the new player.

Rewrite this as an everyday question with the preposition at the end:

____ (Type your question here...)

Part 3 • Fill the Gaps

Question 7 (person)

Complete the question about the person who solved the riddle:

____ (word) found the correct answer to that hard riddle?

Question 8 (thing)

Complete the question with the correct question word:

____ (word) was that difficult competition famous for?

Question 9 (thing)

Complete the object question about the science facts category:

____ (word) did the winner learn about space facts?

Part 4 • Correct the Error in a Chat Message

Question 10 (person)

Alex sent a message:

"Who pressed the buzzer first in round one? David was."

Choose the correct replacement for the underlined answer:

____ David did ____ David was ____ David pressed

Question 11 (person)

Sam sent a message:

"Who remembered the history fact in round two? Emma was."

Choose the correct reply to fix the message:

____ Emma did ____ Emma is ____ Emma had

Question 12 (person)

Leo sent a message:

"Did the judge accept our guess about the fact? No he hadn't."

Choose the correct short answer to fix the error:

____ No he didn't ____ No he hadn't ____ No he wasn't

Grammar: Subject and Object Questions

How to use this lesson

Subject and Object Questions

Core Grammar Rules

Practice Exercises

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