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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Reflective of or reflect

Which is right?

All the long road trips are reflective of a shortened season/of how short the season is.
All the long road trips reflect the shortened season/how short the season is.
The score reflects the game.
The game reflects the score.
The offensive rebounds reflect the score.
The score reflects the offensive rebounds.
The score is reflective of the offensive rebounds.
The offensive rebounds is reflective of the score.
The score reflects how many offensive rebounds the team got.
The score is reflective of how many rebounds the team got.

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Hi, What do you mean by 'right'? eg correct grammar, even if it is unlikely to be said or if there is no clear meaning? Clive

— Clive

  • Hi, What do you mean by 'right'?
  • eg correct grammar, even if it is unlikely to be said or if there is no clear meaning?
  • Clive
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Hi,

What do you mean by 'right'?

eg correct grammar, even if it is unlikely to be said or if there is no clear meaning?

Clive
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I mean which make sense? having using refelctive reflect and the word order is what I'm not sure of. and also which are correct to ear and said.

ps

also here I'm not sure makes sense?

My dreams reflect my life.
My dreams reflect thing that happen in my life.
My dreams are reflective of my life.

Thank you sir
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Hi,

All these sentences make sense.

My dreams reflect my life.
My dreams reflect things that happen in my life.
My dreams are reflective of my life.

Clive
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Hi Clive,

How do you know which way to put it

My dreams reflect my life.
My life reflect my dreams.

Would all options be said by you?

For the top sentences, which are correct and said naturally?

Thank you so very very much
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Hi,,

How do you know which way to put it

My dreams reflect my life. This is fine. The very basic meaning is that I dream about parts of my life.
My life reflect my dreams. This is fine, The very basic idea is that things in my life come from my dreams.,

Woul
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