Traced to

[tufguy]

1) A terrorist was traced to his house in an abandoned area.

2) The infection was traced to rotten meat in the market.

What does "traced to" exactly mean? Have I used it correctly?

 

[emsr2d2]

Did you write the two example sentences in post #1 yourself? If so, congratulations; it appears your English has improved hugely. If not, you need to provide the source and author of both sentences.

 

[Tdol]

What does "traced to" exactly mean? Have I used it correctly?

You have. It is finding/tracking to the source.

 

[tufguy]

Did you write the two example sentences in post #1 yourself? If so, congratulations; it appears your English has improved hugely. If not, you need to provide the source and author of both sentences.

These are mine.

 

[tufguy]

You used it. What did you intend the meaning to be?

1) The terrorist was traced and was found in his home in an abandoned area.

2) The source of the infection was rotten meat at a particular market.

 

[Tdol]

You have the right idea.

 

[Tarheel]

Tufguy, I would call Alcatraz an abandoned area. Is that the kind of thing you had in mind?

 

[tufguy]

Tufguy, I would call Alcatraz an abandoned area. Is that the kind of thing you had in mind?

Actually, I wanted to write remote area.

 

[GoesStation]

Actually, I wanted to write remote area.

Please re-post this with correct punctuation. I've marked where it should go.

The new term is much better.

 

[tufguy]

Please re-post this with correct punctuation. I've marked where it should go.

The new term is much better.

Sorry, I don't understand.

 

[GoesStation]

Actually, I wanted to write remote area.

Sorry, I don't understand.

Two words in the above quotation are not really part of the sentence they're in. How do you mark text that you're asking about?

When you start reading books in English, you will start to notice how punctuation works.

 

[emsr2d2]

We have asked you many times before to enclose words you are asking us about inside particular punctuation marks. After all this time, can't you remember what sort of punctuation marks should go around those words?

 

[tufguy]

We have asked you many times before to enclose words you are asking us about inside particular punctuation marks. After all this time, can't you remember what sort of punctuation marks should go around those words?

Sorry, my mistake. I knew this but somehow missed to use the quotation mark.

Actually, I wanted to write "remote area".

 

[emsr2d2]

I knew this but somehow [STRIKE]missed[/STRIKE] failed/forgot to use the quotation marks.

Note my corrections above.

We don't "miss to do something". You could have said "... somehow I missed out the quotation marks".

 

[Tarheel]

But you finally remembered.
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