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Alc24 Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Reflection on vs off

How would you say the following sentences?

1 You think his face is yellower than it actually is. It's the reflection of his yellow shirt on his face.
2 The reflection of the light off/on/in the water caused....

Does the following make sense?

IN HIS SCOPE???

He pointed the sniper at the killer and had him in his scope, ready to shoot. He never knew he'd die while going to the bathroom, the assassin thought.

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Could you please tell me what you think of these?
thank you
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1 You think his face is yellower than it actually is. It's the reflection of his yellow shirt on his face. -- "on his face" is not ungrammatical, but, because of the repetition of "face", it makes a weak and anticlimactic ending.



2 The reflection of the light in/on/from/off the water... -- "in" and "on" refer to the visible effect on the surface of the
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How would you say the following sentences?

1 You think his face is yellower than it actually is . It's the reflection of his yellow shirt on his face. because of the reflection from/off his yellow shirt.
2 The reflection of the light off/on/in the water caused.. I would use off.
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I had a question regarding the last sentence?

I wanted to know if you could use SCOPE?

The assassin was point the sniper rifle at the hostage and had the hostage in his scope ready to shoot.

Thank you
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The word scope could be used, but a more natural term would be to say 'had the hostage in his sights.' The english word 'sights' is also used for the targeting aspect of a rifle.
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