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Zmaster Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

Question with "did" or without?

Please explain what's the difference between questions: "Who went home?" and "Who did go home?". When can we make questions without an auxiliary verb? Thanks.

  

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zmaster When can we make questions without an auxiliary verb? You should not use an auxiliary verb in a question if the question word is the subject of the sentence — unless there is a good reason to do that. Subjects underlined below: Who went home?

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  • zmaster When can we make questions without an auxiliary verb?
  • You should not use an auxiliary verb in a question if the question word is the subject of the sentence — unless there is a good reason to do that.
  • Subjects underlined below: Who went home?
  • Susan went home.
  • What happened?
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zmasterWhen can we make questions without an auxiliary verb?

You should not use an auxiliary verb in a question if the question word is the subject of the sentence — unless there is a good reason to do that. Subjects underlined below:

Who went home?  Susan went home.
What happened?  Something awful happened
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