Question

Identify whether the noun clause in the sentence below is used as a subject, direct object, indirect object, object of a preposition or a predicate nominative. Do you know which British playwright wrote Macbeth? a. subject b. direct object c. indirect object d. predicate nominative e. object of preposition

Answer 1

The answer is (c) an indirect object

Answer 2

Answer:

The noun clause, "which British playwright wrote Macbeth", has been used as a direct object.

Explanation:

Noun clauses are dependent clauses that act as nouns. Therefore, they act as subjects, direct objects, indirect objects, predicate nominatives or objects of a preposition. In this case, the noun clause has been introduced by the relative pronoun which and functions as the direct of the transitive verb know. This transitive verb selects two arguments: The NP "you" and the IP "which British playwright wrote Macbeth".