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welkins2139



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PostPosted: Sun Sep 17, 2006 9:10 am    Post subject: why/what Reply with quote
Why did he leave her?

What did he do?

Are "what" and "why" are the subjects?

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Mary W. Ng



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PostPosted: Sun Sep 17, 2006 11:22 am    Post subject: Re: why/what Reply with quote
No, they're not.
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Why did he leave her?

He is the subject of the verb did leave.

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What did he do?

He is the subject of the verb did do. What is the direct object.

What can be a subject, as in: "What is wrong?"
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