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It was the same dream. The picture of my family being stabbed. Is this sentence correct?
  

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Anonymous It was the same dream. Fine. Anonymous The picture of my family being stabbed.

— CalifJim

  • Anonymous It was the same dream.
  • Fine.
  • Anonymous The picture of my family being stabbed.
  • This is not actually a sentence.
  • It's just a reference to a picture.
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AnonymousIt was the same dream.
Fine.
AnonymousThe picture of my family being stabbed.
This is not actually a sentence. It's just a reference to a picture. It doesn't say anything about the picture.
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I recommend the combination "dream of".

It was the same dream of my family be
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CalifJim AnonymousIt was the same dream.Fine.AnonymousThe picture of my family being stabbed.This is not actually a sentence. It's just a reference to a picture. It doesn't say anything about the picture.________I recommend the combination "dream of".It was the same dream of my family being stabbed.CJ
Or you could join the two with a semi-colon, couldn't you?
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Jim, what do you say to a colon?

It was the same dream: My family being stabbed.
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lakotajmOr you could join the two with a semi-colon, couldn't you?
The second part isn't a complete sentence, so a semi-colon isn't appropriate.

CJ
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BarbaraPAJim, what do you say to a colon?It was the same dream: My family being stabbed.
If I did that I wouldn't capitalize My.

For casual style the original is fine. I just wanted to offer a less casual alternative.

CJ
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I will have to remember that rule, thank you.
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