Which phrase best describes an author’s purpose for writing a reflective essay? to share insights about personal experiences
to tell imaginative fictional narratives
to persuade others to think the way they do
to compare the past and present

to share insights about personal experiences

Explanation:

Reflection means to think about something that happened in the past, so we can immediately eliminate answer choices 2 and 3. Comparing the past and the present is just seeing how they are different, and reflections are often personal, so I would go with the first answer choice.

to share insights about personal experiences

Explanation:

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the sentence that contains a restrictive clause is a.they decided to meet where the band was performing

explanation:

a restrictive clause is also known as an essential clause

b. failure at least that one seems the most negative out of all of the answers provided pls correct me if i'm wrong. : ))