Selective has 3 syllables and the stress is on the second syllable.
| # | Sentence | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | The eyes themselves can become selective, ignoring part of what is there, and the brain sometimes insists on seeing things that don't exist at all. | |
| 2. | Natural selection has similarities to selective breeding, but it happens by itself and over a much longer period of time. | |
| 3. | The way to protect yourself and your family from being adversely affected by television is to be more selective of the programmes you watch. | |
| 4. | Our department has about one hundred postgraduate students, but entry is highly selective. | |
| 5. | She has selective hearing. | |
| 6. | Tom has selective hearing. | |
| 7. | Tom has selective hearing. He only hears what he wants to hear. | |
| 8. | We're very selective. | |
| 9. | We've become much more selective. | |
| 10. | This university is highly selective. |