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Question Word (Who)

Intermediate

With the question word 'who', you will be able to ask for somebody's identity.

Exercise 1

Sentence Practice

	Jonathan Abbott Who is your new boss?
	Mark Smith She is my boss.

	Jonathan Abbott Who was the president?
	Mark Smith He was the president.

	Jonathan Abbott Who cooks for you?
	Mark Smith My friend cooks for me.

Grammar Focus

'Who' for People

Previously, we learned to use 'what' to ask questions about things.

What smells?
The rotten egg smells. ('Rotten egg' = the thing)

To ask questions about people, we use 'who'.

Who smells?
Jim smells. He just exercised. ('Jim' = the person)

Who cooks?

To ask for the person who does an action, use this structure: Who + [action verb]?.

Who cooks?
Who teaches?
Who owns this cat?

Who is the cook?

To ask for the identity of a person, use this structure: Who + ['be'] + [subject]?

Who is the cook?
Who is the teacher?
Who is the owner of this cat?

Exercise 2

Dialogue Practice

Read the dialogues aloud with your tutor.

Present Tense

	Mom Who is your favorite teacher?
	John Ms. Brown is the best.

	Mom Who is your best friend?
	John Jim is my best friend.

	Mom Who is calling you all day long?
	John Tom from the dance class.

	Mom Who is her roommate?
	John She is living with her parents. She doesn’t have a roommate.

	Mom Who is in the kitchen?
	John Maybe Christie.

	Mom Who lives in that old house?
	John Nobody lives there.

Past Tense

	Chloe Who was your Math teacher in high school?
	Grace Mr. George.

	Chloe Who wrote that letter?
	Grace He wrote it.

	Chloe Who opened the door?
	Grace I’m not sure, but maybe Tom did.

	Chloe Who helped her with her homework?
	Grace Her mom helped her.

Exercise 3

Fill in the Blanks

Choose the correct answers to complete the sentences. There can be more than one correct answer.

(come) here yesterday?

A.
Who come
B.
Who comes
C.
Who is coming
D.
Who came

(come) here today?

A.
Who come
B.
Who comes
C.
Who is coming
D.
Who came

(come) here usually?

A.
Who come
B.
Who comes
C.
Who is coming
D.
Who came

(eat) the cookies?

A.
Who eat
B.
Who eats
C.
Who is eating
D.
Who ate

(teach) you English?

A.
Who teaches
B.
Who teach
C.
Who taught
D.
Who is teaching

(clean) the house?

A.
Who clean
B.
Who cleans
C.
Who is cleaning
D.
Who cleaned

Exercise 4

Sentence Building

Ask who the following people are.

Example

"Who are the people in the boat?"

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)