TO BE: Can I finish the sentence with the verb TO BE?

[Jesus]

Good morning!. Fine?. I?m glad about it.

"Someone told me my keys were
nowhere but I do know they ARE"

Can I finish the sentence with the verb
TO BE? It sounds me bad. Do I maybe
need SOMEWHERE--"They are somewhere"--
or "They are somewhere over here"?

Help me, please! Thanks in advance!

Jes?s

[Mister Micawber]

Well, you have a couple of choices at least:

Someone told me my keys were nowhere but I do know where they are.

Someone told me my keys were nowhere, but I do know they are somewhere.
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[Chocolatee]

[quote="Jesus"]"--
or "They are somewhere over here"?


Hi! Can you say, "Someone told me my keys were nowhere but I do know they are here somewhere."

I've heard it said before but I'm not sure if it's grammatically correct.

Thanks.

[Mister Micawber]

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Yes, that's fine, if the speaker has an idea of the general location.
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