English Grammar Guide Subject and Object Questions Examples - SUBJECT + VERB + OBJECT (S VO )SUBJECT VERB OBJECT Aladdin found a lamp .Sheep eat grass .
Examples - SUBJECT + VERB + ADVERBIAL (S VA )
An adverbial phrase often starts with a preposition .
SUBJECT VERB ADVERBIAL Tom finished yesterday .Amy went to Italy .
Grammar - Subject vs Object /Adverbial QuestionsQuestions about the subject have a different structure to questions about the object or adverbial .
Q. WORD + AUX. + SUBJ. + INF. ... ? OBJECT /ADVERBIAL ANSWERWhat did Newton discover? He discovered gravity . Where do you live? I live in London . Q. WORD + VERB + OBJECT /ADVERBIAL ... ? SUBJECT ANSWERWho discovered gravity ? Newton discovered gravity.Examples - Questions ➤ Object /Adverbial AnswersQ. + AUX. + SUBJ. + INF. SVO /SVA What did Aladdin find? ➤ (He found) a lamp . What do sheep eat? ➤ (They eat) grass . When did Tom finish? ➤ (He finished) at 5 . Where did Amy go? ➤ (She went) to Italy .
Examples - Questions ➤ Subject AnswersQ + VERB + OBJ /ADV S VO/S VAWho found the lamp ? ➤ Aladdin (found it.)What eats grass ? ➤ Sheep (eat grass.)Who finished at 5 ? ➤ Tom (finished at 5.)Who went to Italy ? ➤ Amy (went there.)
Symbols & Abbreviations ADV. Adverb AUX. Auxiliary INF. Infinitive OBJ. Object Q. Question Word SUBJ. Subject
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