Asking with WHAT # What (does interest) / (interests) you most in a job?

[Jon]

Hi all !!

In the sentence
What ____ you most in a job?

Which one is the correct? / What is the grammar rule here?
a. does interest
b. interests

Thanks a lot !!

[Edison_Chen_e_c]

(b)
'what' here is an pronoun.

[Yankee]

What interests you most in a job?

The word 'what' is the subject of the sentence.

The answer to that question might be this:
Variety interests me most in a job.

variety = what = subject of the sentence

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In the following sentence, the word 'what' is the object of the sentence:
What do you drink at work?

The answer to that question might be this:
I drink coffee at work.

coffee = what = object of the verb 'drink'
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[Lost_Soul]

Hi, Amy

Can we say What interests you the most in a job?
If yes, what would change if we cut out the the ?

Thank you !

[Edison_Chen_e_c]