Skiing with My Family, v.2

by Marsha Chan

Grammar Analysis

Color Key

subject
verb
sentence type
verb tenses

Skiing is one sport that our family has enjoyed since my two children were very young.
Complex: IC + DC + DC.
Verbs: simp pres, pres perf, simp past
My daughter's residence at distant UCLA has required us to make prior arrangements to ski together.
Simple: IC.
Verb: pres perf
Last month, Tiffany returned home to ski with us.
Simple: Adv + IC.
Verb: simp past
However, we did not reach our target, for it was snowing too heavily, and driving on the mountain roads was dangerous.
Compound: Adv + IC + cc + IC + cc + IC.
Verbs: simp past, past prog, simp past
This past weekend, we pursued another trip.
Simple: IC.
The meteorologists had predicted snow, but the roads were clear on Friday, so we departed eagerly.
Compound: IC + cc + IC + cc + IC.
Verbs: past perf, simp past, simp past
When we started skiing on Saturday morning, the temperature was warm, and the sky was clear.
Compound-complex: DC + IC + cc + IC.
Verbs: simp past, simp past, simp past
After we had skied just a few runs down the slopes, the temperature dropped suddenly, and it began to snow.
Compound-complex: DC + IC + cc + IC.
Verbs: past perf, simp past, simp past
The weather forecasters had been accurate.
Simple: IC.
Verb: past perf
Still, we continued skiing through the wet snow until our clothes became soaked and our fingers numb.
Complex: Adv + IC + DC w/ compound adj complements.
Verbs: simp past, simp past
Despite the poor weather, at the end of the weekend, we concluded that our trip had been worthwhile, and we had achieved our goal of skiing as a family.
Compound-complex: prep phr + prep phr + IC + DC + cc + IC.
Verbs: simp past, past perf, past perf

Skiing is one sport that our family has enjoyed since my two children were very young. My daughter's residence at distant UCLA has required us to make prior arrangements to ski together. Last month, Tiffany returned home to ski with us. However, we did not reach our target, for it was snowing too heavily, and driving on the mountain roads was dangerous. This past weekend, we pursued another trip. The meteorologists had predicted snow, but the roads were clear on Friday, so we departed eagerly. When we started skiing on Saturday morning, the temperature was warm, and the sky was clear. After we had skied just a few runs down the slopes, the temperature dropped suddenly, and it began to snow. The weather forecasters had been accurate. Still, we continued skiing through the wet snow until our clothes became soaked and our fingers numb. Despite the poor weather, at the end of the weekend, we concluded that our trip had been worthwhile, and we had achieved our goal of skiing as a family.

(173 words, 11 sentences)

Marsha Chan

ESL970G Advanced Grammar and Editing

Mission College, Santa Clara, California

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