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Advanced Communication Skills

Notes Is she ambitious?
There were hundreds of people at the rally.
Inverted order is also used in other less common patterns:
Next to the river runs a superhighway.

Never have I been so tired.

Case Study Swimming: the Yangs’ Favorite Leisure Activity

wimming can be a relaxing and enjoyable sport. The water feels cool to the skin on
a hot summer day. Mr. and Mrs. Yang often swim after getting home from work.
SThey go to the public swimming pool in their neighborhood. The Yangs enjoy
swimming in their neighborhood pool. Mr. Yang likes to swim to relieve stress after a
day’s work. Mrs. Yang encourages him to swim as often as possible. They sometimes take
their daughter with them, too. Their daughter loves jumping into the water with a splash.
The water in the pool is heated by several solar panels. On clear days, their skin is tanned
by the sun. Their eyes are protected from the chlorine by swim goggles. Their spirits are
lifted after half an hour of swimming. Mr. Yang, Mrs. Yang, and their daughter like to go
swimming. This leisure activity tones their muscles and relaxes their minds. They take
their swimsuits, goggles and towels to the pool. They swim in the evening, on Saturday
morning, or on Sunday afternoon. After swimming, they return home hungry but very
refreshed.
Sentence Analysis and Sentence Pattern Identification

Use these symbols [ ] _ _ < > ( ) to identify the parts of each sentence in patterns I, II, and III:
[subject]
_verb_ OR verb
<complement>
<direct object>
(prepositional phrases)
1. Pattern I. Subject + Intransitive Verb + Complement

[Swimming] can be a relaxing and enjoyable <sport>. (8 words)
The water feels cool to the skin on a hot summer day. (12 words)
Mr. and Mrs. Yang often swim after getting home from work. (12 words)
They go to the public swimming pool in their neighborhood. (10 words)
2. Pattern II. Subject +Transitive Verb + Object (n, pron, inf, ger)

The [Yangs] enjoy <swimming> (in their neighborhood pool). (8 words)
Mr. Yang likes to swim to relieve stress after a day’s work. (12 words)
Mrs. Yang encourages him to swim as often as possible. (10 words)

They sometimes take their daughter with them, too. (8 words)
Their daughter loves jumping into the water with a splash. (10 words)
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