Silvia saw Paul. Who saw Paul? Silvia. (Silvia saw him.).
Who did Silvia see? Paul. (She saw Paul.):
In these questions, who/what is the subject:
O Who lives in this house? (= somebody lives in it - who?)
(not Who does live?):
O What happened? (= something happened - what?)
(not What did happen?)
O What's happening? (What's = What is)
O Who's got my key? (Who's = Who has).
In these questions, who/what is the object:
O Who did you meet yesterday? (= you met somebody - who?)
O What did Paul say? (= Paul said something - what?)
O Who are you phoning?
O What was Silvia wearing?
Compare:
O George likes oranges. -> Who likes oranges? - George.
What does George like? - Oranges.
O Jane won a new car. -> Who won a new car? - Jane.
What did Jane win? - A new car.
Use who for people (somebody). Use what for things, ideas etc. (something):
O Who is your favorite singer?
O What is your favorite song?
Make questions with who or what. In these questions, who/what is the subject:
1. Somebody broke the window. Who broke the window?
2. Something fell off the shelf. What fell off the shelf?
3. Somebody wants to see you. Who wants to see me?
4. Somebody took my umbrella. Who took your umbrella? / Who took it?
5. Something made me ill. What made you ill?
6. Somebody is coming. Who is / Who's coming?
Make questions with who or what. In these questions, who/what is the subject:
1. I bought something. What did you buy?
2. Somebody lives in this house. Who lives in the house?
3. I phoned somebody. Who did you phone?
4. Something happened last night. What happened last night?
5. Somebody knows the answer. Who knows the answer?
6. Somebody did the washing-up. Who did the washing-up?
7. Jane did something. What did Jane do? / What did she do?
8. Something woke me up. What woke you up?
9. Somebody saw the accident. Who saw the accident?
10. I saw somebody. Who did you see?
11. Somebody has got my pen. Who has got your pen? /
Who's got your pen? / Who has your pen?
12. This word means something. What does this word mean? /
What does it mean?
You want the missing information (XXXXX). Make sentences questions with who or what:
1. lost XXXXX yesterday, but fortunately xxxxx found it and gave it back to me. What did you lose? Who found it? Who found it?
2. XXXXX phoned me last night. She wanted W XXXXX.
Who phoned you? What did she want?
3. I needed some advice, so I asked XXXXX. He said XXXXX.
Who did you ask? What did he say?
4. I hear that XXXXX got married last week. XXXXX told me.
Who got married? Who told you?
5. I met XXXXX on my way home this evening. She told me XXXXX.
Who did you meet? What did she tell you?
6. Steve and I played tennis yesterday.xxXXX won. After the game we XXXXX. Who won? What did you do (after the game)?
7. It was my birthday last week and I had some presents. XXXXX gave me a book and Catherine gave me XXXXX.
Who gave you a/the book? What did Catherine give you?
