Answer:The "story-starting phrase" is a common feature of many languages. ... (It is a way of saying tell me a story for the one I have told you.)
Explanation:
Learn to trust yourself! The answer is indeed, "Him".
In the sentence pattern for asking questions, the subject is placed immediately after the operator (Operator [did, does, was] + Subject) while in the sentence pattern for making statements, the subject is placed before the verb phrase (Subject + VP). However, some statements may be in question form (You've already eaten?) and some questions (such as rhetorical ones) may be in statement form (Haven't you peed already?).