"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♦ Mar 26 at 11:18
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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 Mar 26 at 11:28
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"Where is the key with which I usually unlock the drawer in the office?" is also correct. – Davo Mar 26 at 12:12
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You can use "which" by itself as well, without the preceding "with" – Tim Foster Mar 26 at 12:23
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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♦ Mar 26 at 12:29
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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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