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Which one is correct and why?please support your anwers with a thorough linguistic account?
to make a wh-question for this sentence Peter ate the cake the underlined word to be asked about is Peter so which one is correct and why?who ate the cake or who did eat the cake? I know that the first is correct but I want to know why the second is incorrect .I'm an English Language Teacher in Saudi Arabia ,I'll be grateful if answer me
I have never come across "Who did eat the cake" in any widely-spread variety of English. "Who ate the cake" is the standard form (certainly in examinations and grammar textbooks).
I have never come across "Who did eat the cake" in any widely-spread variety of English. "Who ate the cake" is the standard form (certainly in examinations and grammar textbooks).
Who Ate The Cake Or Who Did Eat 
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