Is this sentence grammatically correct?
Hi I'm wondering if someone could help to explain.
I'm confused with below sentence
"Please do not send us any information or material with which you think is confidential."
The "with which you think is confidential"
1. Is the use of preposition with correct? I could only think of preposition of phrasal verb + relative pronoun, but I'm not sure if "think with" is a phrasal verb.
2. The "which you think is confidential", Google returns many results of that phrase. However, I'm confused why there is a verb "is". Is that because the object complement of verb think is omitted? Should be "Which you think (that) is confidential"
Please help! Thankyou!
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Answers · 12
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I believe that many American speakers would be more comfortable with:
Please do not send us any information or material THAT you think is confidential.
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I think it is correct. You can break down the sentence to understand better.
"Please do not send us any information or material with which you think is confidential.''
(which you think is confidential) = something (I don't know.. Strawberries?)
If you replace the phrase:
Please do not send us any information or material with (strawberries).
Isn't it simpler? :)
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The 'with" is incorrect and unnecessary. IThe verb "is" is used because it agrees with "material". "Which" is a pronoun that replaces "material".
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it depends how you can use the sentence or grammar its should be in a correct grammar form
..it should be >> which do you think is confidential..:)
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The sentence is correct. However, it is used by lawyers and in legal circles. It is considered verbose and long winded. Jame's version is simple and direct to the point.
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