http://www.englishforums.com/English/GeneralEnglishGrammarQuestions/Forum12.htmAsk your questions on grammar and get your sentence checked. We answer lots of different types of general English grammar questions here.enCSMOD (Build: 3273.32735)http://www.englishforums.com/English/SupposeCertainBullGoingSlaughtered-Infected/glhhb/post.htm#557312Thu, 21 Aug 2008 20:19:44 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:557312Clive0http://www.englishforums.com/English/SupposeCertainBullGoingSlaughtered-Infected/glhhb/post.htm#557312http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-557312.xmlHi Jackson,</p> <p><span style="COLOR:#0000bf;">Suppose, </span><strong><span style="COLOR:#0000bf;">a certain</span></strong><span style="COLOR:#0000bf;"> bull which is going to be slaughtered is infected with several diseases. Before </span><strong><span style="COLOR:#0000bf;">cooking meat</span></strong><span style="COLOR:#0000bf;"> is thoroughly washed. Though blood is the main carrier of pathogens, it is still </span><strong><span style="COLOR:#0000bf;">not certain all</span></strong><span style="COLOR:#0000bf;"> the blood has been washed away.</span><br /><br />This whole paragraph is not well-written. Rather than answer your questions about it, let me try to improve it.<br /><br /><span>Suppose a&nbsp;</span><span>bull which is&nbsp;slaughtered is infected with several diseases. Before cooking, &nbsp;the meat</span><span> must be&nbsp;thoroughly washed, because blood is the main carrier of pathogens. However,&nbsp;you still cannot be certain that all the blood has been washed away.<br /><br />Best wishes, Clive</span><div style="clear:both;"></div>http://www.englishforums.com/English/SupposeCertainBullGoingSlaughtered-Infected/glhgc/post.htmThu, 21 Aug 2008 18:57:43 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:557296Jackson66121http://www.englishforums.com/English/SupposeCertainBullGoingSlaughtered-Infected/glhgc/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-557296.xml<span style="color:#0000bf;">Suppose, </span><strong><span style="color:#0000bf;">a certain</span></strong><span style="color:#0000bf;"> bull which is going to be slaughtered is infected with several diseases. Before </span><strong><span style="color:#0000bf;">cooking meat</span></strong><span style="color:#0000bf;"> is thoroughly washed. Though blood is the main carrier of pathogens, it is still </span><strong><span style="color:#0000bf;">not certain all</span></strong><span style="color:#0000bf;"> the blood has been washed away.</span><br /><br /><strong>Q1:</strong> What does <i>a certain</i> mean in the below text or generally? If its use is not justified in the given context then where else is it used?<br /><strong>Q2:</strong> Is <i>where else</i> a right word?<br /><strong>Q3:</strong> Should a comma be used between <i>cooking</i> and <i>meat</i>? I believe it would be better to use even if it&#39;s not necessary.<br /><strong>Q4:</strong> What word, <i>certain</i> or <i>sure</i>, would be better to use in the expression <i>not certain all</i>?<br /><strong>Q5:</strong> Should <i>that</i> be used between <i>not certain</i> and <i>all</i>?<br /><br /><br /><div style="clear:both;"></div>