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"Where is the key with which I usually use to unlock the drawer in the office?"



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  • No, this is ungrammatical. You use the key to unlock the drawer. You don't use with the key to unlock the drawer.

    – RegDwigнt
    2 days ago











  • I see, so the correct sentence should be "Where is the key I usually use to unlock the drawer in the office?" without with which huh. Thank you for the help!

    – caramerro
    2 days ago













  • "Where is the key with which I usually unlock the drawer in the office?" is also correct.

    – Davo
    2 days ago











  • You can use "which" by itself as well, without the preceding "with"

    – Tim Foster
    2 days ago











  • Yes, you can either just drop the "with which" as you did, or alternatively you can drop the "use". "The key with which I unlock" or "the key I use to unlock", just not a mix of both. This is a test for attention more so than for grammar, I can imagine many readers reading right past it, or noticing it but dismissing it as a mere typo.

    – RegDwigнt
    2 days ago
















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"Where is the key with which I usually use to unlock the drawer in the office?"



Is the sentence above grammatically correct? I saw it in a test a few days ago...










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  • No, this is ungrammatical. You use the key to unlock the drawer. You don't use with the key to unlock the drawer.

    – RegDwigнt
    2 days ago











  • I see, so the correct sentence should be "Where is the key I usually use to unlock the drawer in the office?" without with which huh. Thank you for the help!

    – caramerro
    2 days ago













  • "Where is the key with which I usually unlock the drawer in the office?" is also correct.

    – Davo
    2 days ago











  • You can use "which" by itself as well, without the preceding "with"

    – Tim Foster
    2 days ago











  • Yes, you can either just drop the "with which" as you did, or alternatively you can drop the "use". "The key with which I unlock" or "the key I use to unlock", just not a mix of both. This is a test for attention more so than for grammar, I can imagine many readers reading right past it, or noticing it but dismissing it as a mere typo.

    – RegDwigнt
    2 days ago














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  • No, this is ungrammatical. You use the key to unlock the drawer. You don't use with the key to unlock the drawer.

    – RegDwigнt
    2 days ago











  • I see, so the correct sentence should be "Where is the key I usually use to unlock the drawer in the office?" without with which huh. Thank you for the help!

    – caramerro
    2 days ago













  • "Where is the key with which I usually unlock the drawer in the office?" is also correct.

    – Davo
    2 days ago











  • You can use "which" by itself as well, without the preceding "with"

    – Tim Foster
    2 days ago











  • Yes, you can either just drop the "with which" as you did, or alternatively you can drop the "use". "The key with which I unlock" or "the key I use to unlock", just not a mix of both. This is a test for attention more so than for grammar, I can imagine many readers reading right past it, or noticing it but dismissing it as a mere typo.

    – RegDwigнt
    2 days ago



















  • No, this is ungrammatical. You use the key to unlock the drawer. You don't use with the key to unlock the drawer.

    – RegDwigнt
    2 days ago











  • I see, so the correct sentence should be "Where is the key I usually use to unlock the drawer in the office?" without with which huh. Thank you for the help!

    – caramerro
    2 days ago













  • "Where is the key with which I usually unlock the drawer in the office?" is also correct.

    – Davo
    2 days ago











  • You can use "which" by itself as well, without the preceding "with"

    – Tim Foster
    2 days ago











  • Yes, you can either just drop the "with which" as you did, or alternatively you can drop the "use". "The key with which I unlock" or "the key I use to unlock", just not a mix of both. This is a test for attention more so than for grammar, I can imagine many readers reading right past it, or noticing it but dismissing it as a mere typo.

    – RegDwigнt
    2 days ago

















No, this is ungrammatical. You use the key to unlock the drawer. You don't use with the key to unlock the drawer.

– RegDwigнt
2 days ago





No, this is ungrammatical. You use the key to unlock the drawer. You don't use with the key to unlock the drawer.

– RegDwigнt
2 days ago













I see, so the correct sentence should be "Where is the key I usually use to unlock the drawer in the office?" without with which huh. Thank you for the help!

– caramerro
2 days ago







I see, so the correct sentence should be "Where is the key I usually use to unlock the drawer in the office?" without with which huh. Thank you for the help!

– caramerro
2 days ago















"Where is the key with which I usually unlock the drawer in the office?" is also correct.

– Davo
2 days ago





"Where is the key with which I usually unlock the drawer in the office?" is also correct.

– Davo
2 days ago













You can use "which" by itself as well, without the preceding "with"

– Tim Foster
2 days ago





You can use "which" by itself as well, without the preceding "with"

– Tim Foster
2 days ago













Yes, you can either just drop the "with which" as you did, or alternatively you can drop the "use". "The key with which I unlock" or "the key I use to unlock", just not a mix of both. This is a test for attention more so than for grammar, I can imagine many readers reading right past it, or noticing it but dismissing it as a mere typo.

– RegDwigнt
2 days ago





Yes, you can either just drop the "with which" as you did, or alternatively you can drop the "use". "The key with which I unlock" or "the key I use to unlock", just not a mix of both. This is a test for attention more so than for grammar, I can imagine many readers reading right past it, or noticing it but dismissing it as a mere typo.

– RegDwigнt
2 days ago










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"Where is the key with which I usually use to unlock the drawer in the
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Grammatically this sentence is not correct but we can use it as an informal.



The correct sentence is:




"Where is the key which I usually use to unlock the drawer in
the office?"







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    Or "Where is the key with which I usually unlock the drawer ...?"

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"Where is the key with which I usually use to unlock the drawer in the
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Grammatically this sentence is not correct but we can use it as an informal.



The correct sentence is:




"Where is the key which I usually use to unlock the drawer in
the office?"







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    Or "Where is the key with which I usually unlock the drawer ...?"

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"Where is the key with which I usually use to unlock the drawer in the
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Grammatically this sentence is not correct but we can use it as an informal.



The correct sentence is:




"Where is the key which I usually use to unlock the drawer in
the office?"







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    Or "Where is the key with which I usually unlock the drawer ...?"

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"Where is the key with which I usually use to unlock the drawer in the
office?"




Grammatically this sentence is not correct but we can use it as an informal.



The correct sentence is:




"Where is the key which I usually use to unlock the drawer in
the office?"







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"Where is the key with which I usually use to unlock the drawer in the
office?"




Grammatically this sentence is not correct but we can use it as an informal.



The correct sentence is:




"Where is the key which I usually use to unlock the drawer in
the office?"








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    Or "Where is the key with which I usually unlock the drawer ...?"

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    2 days ago
















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    Or "Where is the key with which I usually unlock the drawer ...?"

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    2 days ago










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Or "Where is the key with which I usually unlock the drawer ...?"

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Or "Where is the key with which I usually unlock the drawer ...?"

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