Shiny fish scales reflect sunlight.

Meaning: The shiny scales of a fish cause the sunlight to bounce off them, creating a shimmering effect.

Choice of Words: Shiny means reflecting light. Scales are the hard, overlapping plates that cover a fish's body. Reflect means to bounce back light or heat. Sunlight is the light from the sun.

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The scales of a fish are shiny and reflect sunlight.

Meaning: This means that the hard, overlapping plates that cover the body of a fish are smooth and glossy, and they bounce back the light from the sun, making them look bright and sparkly.

Choice of Words: Scales are the hard, overlapping plates that cover the body of a fish. Shiny means something that has a smooth and glossy surface that reflects light. Reflect means to bounce back or send back light or heat. Sunlight is the light that comes from the sun.

Fish have shiny scales that reflect the sunlight.

Meaning: This means that fish have hard, overlapping plates that cover their bodies, and these plates are smooth and glossy. They bounce back the light from the sun, making the fish look bright and sparkly.

Choice of Words: Fish are aquatic animals that live in water. Shiny means something that has a smooth and glossy surface that reflects light. Scales are the hard, overlapping plates that cover the body of a fish. Reflect means to bounce back or send back light or heat. Sunlight is the light that comes from the sun.

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