Which of the following sentences uses a noun clause as a direct object?

Question

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In his cave, Ben Gunn stays protected from the elements.
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Ben Gunn had been surviving on the island for a long time.
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Ben Gunn eats whatever he can find.
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What food existed on the island was scarce.

Answer 1

The sentence that uses a noun clause as a direct object is:

"Ben Gunn eats whatever he can find."

In this sentence, the noun clause "whatever he can find" functions as the direct object of the verb "eats."