In which sentence does the underlined noun clause function as a direct object?

We read movie critics' articles in whichever newspapers carry them.

Movie critics offer their recommendations to whoever wants to go to the movies.

The critics watch whichever movies are opening that week.

Whoever loves movies and can succinctly talk about them can become a movie critic.

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Cayden Perkins

10 February, 15:50

In which sentence does the underlined noun clause function as a direct object?

We read movie critics' articles in whichever newspapers carry them.

Movie critics offer their recommendations to whoever wants to go to the movies.

The critics watch whichever movies are opening that week.

Whoever loves movies and can succinctly talk about them can become a movie critic.

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Marianna Oconnor · Answer 1

In which sentence does the underlined noun clause function as a direct object?

The critics watch whichever movies are opening that week.

Aria Pace · Answer 2

The answer to your question would be that the sentence in which the underlined noun clause functions as a direct object is the following one: The critics watch whichever movies are opening that week.

Explanation:

A noun clause is a dependent clause that acts as a noun. Therefore, noun clauses can act as subjects, direct objects, indirect objects, predicate nominatives, or objects of a preposition. In the sentence above, the transitive verb to watch selects the noun clause "whichever movies are opening that week" as its direct object.