The friends went swimming in the lake.

Meaning: This sentence means that the friends went to a lake and swam in the water.

Choice of Words: Friends are people who like each other and spend time together. Swimming is moving through water using your arms and legs. Lake is a large body of water surrounded by land.

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The buddies took a dip in the pond.

Meaning: This means that a group of friends went to a pond and briefly went into the water.

Choice of Words: Buddies is another word for friends. Took a dip means to briefly go into water. Pond is a smaller body of water than a lake.

The pals splashed around in the reservoir.

Meaning: This means that a group of friends went to a reservoir and played in the water.

Choice of Words: Pals is another word for friends. Splashed around means to play in water by moving your arms and legs and making water splash. Reservoir is a large body of water that is used to store water for drinking or other purposes.

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