Which sentence is grammatically correct?
We checked the light fixture, but it doesn't fit to the lampshade supplied, The depth is too long / big.
We checked the light fixture and have found that it did not fit to the lampshade supplied, The depth is too long / big.
We checked the light fixture and found that it did not fit to the lampshade supplied, The depth is too long / big.
Top answer
All three are wrong. For one thing, you ended the first sentence of each with a comma. "Fit to" is a bit off.
- All three are wrong.
- For one thing, you ended the first sentence of each with a comma.
- "Fit to" is a bit off.
- It is impossible to tell what dimension of what item "depth" refers to.
- Lampshades are normally thought of as fitting the light fixture, not the other way around.
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All three are wrong. For one thing, you ended the first sentence of each with a comma. "Fit to" is a bit off. It is impossible to tell what dimension of what item "depth" refers to. Lampshades are normally thought of as fitting the light fixture, not the other way around.
All that aside, the second one is right out because it mixes verb tenses unnecessarily. In all three, you wouldn't sa
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