These are questions for which the answer is more than yes or no; there must be some information in the answer. There are three different rules in this part:
1. Who or what in subject questions: A subject question is one in which the subject is unknown.
Question for structure:
Who, what + verb + complement + modifier
For example:
- Who opened the door? (Someone opened the door.)
- What happened last night? (Something happened last night)
2 . Whom and what in complement questions: A complement question is one in which the complement is unknown.
Whom, what + auxiliary do, does, did + subject + verb + modifier
Although in speech, most people use who rather than whom in these questions, in correct written English, you should use whom to indicate that the question word comes form the complement position.
For example:
- Whom does John know from USA? (John knows someone from USA)
- What did George buy at the store? (George bought something at the store.)
3. When, where, how, and why questions: These questions are formed the same as complement questions.
When, where, how, why + auxiliary be do, does, did + subject + verb + complement + modifier
For example:
- When did John move to Jacksonville?
- Where does John live?
- Why did George leave so early?
- How did John get to school today?
- Where has John gone?
- When will Jack go back to USA?
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