Which of the following sentences follows the SVOC pattern (subject-verb-direct object-objective complement)?
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Masako enrolled in a new ballet class.
Masako enrolled in a new ballet class.
A few people in my book club are also writers in their spare time.
A few people in my book club are also writers in their spare time.
All of the guests declared the party one of the most entertaining ever.
All of the guests declared the party one of the most entertaining ever.
The sentence "All of the guests declared the party one of the most entertaining ever" follows the SVOC pattern.
To determine which of the given sentences follows the SVOC pattern, we need to break down the structure of each sentence.
- Sentence 1: "Masako enrolled in a new ballet class."
This sentence follows the SVO (subject-verb-direct object) pattern. Masako is the subject, enrolled is the verb, and "in a new ballet class" is the direct object.
- Sentence 2: "A few people in my book club are also writers in their spare time."
This sentence follows the SVC (subject-verb-complement) pattern. People in my book club is the subject, are is the verb, and "also writers in their spare time" is the complement.
- Sentence 3: "All of the guests declared the party one of the most entertaining ever."
This sentence follows the SVOO (subject-verb-direct object-objective complement) pattern. All of the guests is the subject, declared is the verb, the party is the direct object, and "one of the most entertaining ever" is the objective complement.
Therefore, the correct answer is Sentence 3: "All of the guests declared the party one of the most entertaining ever."