He swam in the pool all day.

Meaning: This sentence describes an event where someone spends an entire day swimming in a pool.

Choice of Words: Swam means to move through water using your arms and legs. Pool is a container filled with water for swimming or bathing. Day is the period of time from sunrise to sunset. When you put them together, it means you moved through water using your arms and legs in a container filled with water for swimming or bathing from sunrise to sunset.

Alternative Expressions

The boy splashed in the water all afternoon.

Meaning: This means that the young male person spent the entire afternoon splashing in the water.

Choice of Words: The boy refers to a young male person. Splashed means to make water move by hitting it with your hands or feet. Water is a liquid that you can drink or swim in. All afternoon means for the entire afternoon.

She floated on the lake all morning.

Meaning: This means that the female person spent the entire morning floating on the lake.

Choice of Words: She refers to a female person. Floated means to stay on top of water without moving. Lake is a large body of water. All morning means for the entire morning.

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