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Why is it correct: "Who went with you?" Shouldn't I use "did"?

Canadian45 · Accepted Answer

Anonymous Why is "Who went with you?" correct? It just is correct!
Shouldn't I use "did"? No, you want the past tense of 'go', not the past tense of 'do'.

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Anonymous Why is it correct: "Who went with you?" Shouldn't I use "did"?

It's correct because it questions the subject. That is, the question word (Who?) is the subject of the sentence, and the answer will be the subject of the answer sentence.

Who went with you?
Peter went with me.

If you question anything but the subject, you'll need a form of "do".

Where did you go? ('you' is the subject. It's already in the question.)
I went to the post office.

What does he want? ('he' is the subject. It's already in the question.)
He wants another cup of coffee.

What comes after M in the alphabet? (The subject is being questioned. It's not in the question except as "What".)
N comes after M in the alphabet. (Now we have the subject that replaces the question word "What".)

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