[General] carcinogenic.”

[Ashiuhto]

Is the sentence natural English?

Dr. Ke-Shih Chao, a professor at Department of Nursing, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, said, “The factory soaks the disposable chopsticks in liquid of the chemical which may be carcinogenic.”

 

[MikeNewYork]

It should be "soaks the disposable chopsticks in a chemical which may be carcinogenic".

 

[BobK]

:up: Ashiuto: Note that you can't 'soak' anything in anything but a liquid; hence MNY's correction.

b

PS: My general point is, in any other case, pay attention to what the verb implies. If you don't, you'll sound repetitive and unnatural.

 

[Matthew Wai]

... sound repetitive and unnatural.

'Don't drink anything in a liquid form which may be carcinogenic.'
Is it a case in point?

 

[MikeNewYork]

Well, that is good advice, but people don't drink chopsticks.

 

[Matthew Wai]

'Anything' doesn't apply to chopsticks which are not liquid.

Not a teacher.

 

[Ashiuhto]

Do you mean the word "soak" implies "a chemical" is liquid, so the words "liquid of the" should be deleted?

 

[SoothingDave]

Do you mean the word "soak" implies "a chemical" is liquid, so the words "liquid of the" should be deleted?

Yes. If you soak something in a chemical, then the chemical must be in liquid form.