How to make a question out of this statement?
I am having difficulty making a question out of this statement.

"A few years ago I read a book about how to get rid of unnecessary possessions."

I am trying to ask what the book, which the author read a few years ago, was about. All the variations I can make are as below:

a. What book did the author read a few years ago?
b. What kind of a book did the author read a few years ago?
c. About what did the author read in a book a few yeas ago?

But they don't seem to tell exactly what I am going to say.
Can any one tell me a better way of constructing such a question?@Tyler: I am a teacher and I want the students to read a passage and answer some questions about the passage.

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How to make a question out of this statement?
I am having difficulty making a question out of this statement.

"A few years ago I read a book about how to get rid of unnecessary possessions."

I am trying to ask what the book, which the author read a few years ago, was about. All the variations I can make are as below:

a. What book did the author read a few years ago?
b. What kind of a book did the author read a few years ago?
c. About what did the author read in a book a few yeas ago?

But they don't seem to tell exactly what I am going to say.
Can any one tell me a better way of constructing such a question?@Tyler: I am a teacher and I want the students to read a passage and answer some questions about the passage.

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What was the subject of the book the author read a few years ago?
I think that is clear.

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What was the book about, that the author read a few years ago?
This is a book that the author read. What's it about?

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Can I say this way?
What was the book, which the author read a few years ago, about?
What was the book about, the one the author read a few years ago?

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Who would you be asking? That may help me understand that you are trying to ask.

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