How is the noun clause used in the sentence?

Give whoever calls on the phone the directions to our house.

A.
direct object

B.
indirect object

C.
predicate nominative

D.
object of a preposition

Question

How is the noun clause used in the sentence? 

Give whoever calls on the phone the directions to our house.
	
	
 
A.
	direct object
	
 
B.
	indirect object
	
 
C.
	predicate nominative
	
 
D.
	object of a preposition

therealmeeeee · Answer

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therealmeeeee · Answer

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anonymous · Answer

First figure out which is the noun clause, which
will have a subject and a verb.

therealmeeeee · Answer

whoever

anonymous · Answer

That's the beginning of it. Type out the full clause, though, so I know you understand it.

therealmeeeee · Answer

Give whoever calls on the phone directions

anonymous · Answer

Nearly right: "whoever calls on the phone" is the noun clause.

"Give" is an unusual verb, in that it assumes a "to" as part of it

Give (to) Jim a pen.

Give (to)   indirect object   direct object

Is "whoever calls on the phone" a direct object or indirect in the question?

therealmeeeee · Answer

Indirect object

anonymous · Answer

Right. Nice. Another?

anonymous · Answer

And the tricky thing is that lots of people would say mistakenly "give whomever calls..." because they know there is some kind of object aspect but they don't realize that noun clauses need subject(whoever) and verb (calls).