Question

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

Answer 1

Answer:

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.

Answer 2

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

The critics watch whichever movies are opening that week.