4.10 Subject Questions

COMPREHENSION Based on the reading, write T for true or F for false. 1. In most cases, the bride’s parents pay for the wedding. 2. It takes about six weeks to plan for a wedding. 3. A registry in a store lets guests know what kind of gifts the bride and groom want.

THINK ABOUT IT Discuss the questions with a partner or in a small group.

1. Which details about American weddings surprise you? 2. Imagine you are marrying an American man or woman. Which of the elements of an American wedding would you want to include? Which ones would you not include? Why?

STATEMENT

The groom paid for the rings. The bride has a white dress.

SUBJECT QUESTION

Who paid for the wedding dress? Who has a blue dress?

Some women plan the shower. Some people send money. The bride’s mother cried at the wedding. Which women plan the shower? How many people send money? Whose mother cried at the wedding?

Notes: 1. Subject questions do not include do, does, or did.

For the simple present: • We use the singular (-s) form after who and which + singular noun. • We use the base form after which and how many + plural noun. 2. What happened is a subject question. We answer with a different verb. What happened after the wedding? Everyone left. 3. We often answer a subject question with a subject and an auxiliary verb. Who paid for the rings? The groom did. Who likes a simple wedding? I do. 4. Don’t confuse who’s (who is) and whose. Whose dresses are blue? The bridesmaids’ dresses are blue. Who’s that woman? She’s the bride’s grandmother.

EXERCISE 16 Read each statement. Then write a subject question with the words given.

1. Someone takes the bride to the groom. (who)

Who takes the bride to the groom?

2. Someone holds the rings. (who)

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