The width of the cage

[Untaught88]

Hi,

Is 'The width of the cage is according to the size of the door so that I can get through the cage easily' correct?

 

[emsr2d2]

No. I think you need to check what "according to" means.

 

[Tdol]

Do you mean that the door is the width of the cage?

 

[teechar]

Also, which of those did you mean?

I can get through the cage

I can get [STRIKE]through[/STRIKE] the cage through

 

[Untaught88]

The room has a small door. I have got a cage welded for my birds and I want to put the cage in the room. The width of the cage is smaller than the door so I can get the cage through.

 

[teechar]

The room has a small door. I have got a cage welded for my birds and I want to put the cage in the room.

Aha! I was right. So now do you know what the original "get through the cage" means?

The width of the cage is smaller than the door so I can get the cage through.

That's nearly right, but you're comparing "width" with "door". Can you fix it?

 

[Untaught88]

I want to say something like 'I intentinally asked the welder to make the width of the cage smaller than the door so I could get the cage through. I wanted to have a bigger cage but I couldn't because of the door size.'

 

[teechar]

I want to say something like 'I intentionally/specifically asked the welder to make the width of the cage smaller than that of the door so I could get the cage through. I'd wanted to have a bigger cage but I couldn't because of the door size.'

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[Untaught88]

Thanks. I'd wanted?

 

[emsr2d2]

The wanting of the cage came before asking the welder to make it so the past perfect is appropriate there.

Instead of saying "I asked the welder to make the width of the cage smaller than", say "I asked the welder to make the cage narrower than ...". We don't tend to say "the width of the cage smaller/larger than ...". Use "wider/narrower than".

 

[Tdol]

The cage will go through the door.