'enclose with'?

English as a Second Language English Vocabulary, Grammar and Idioms
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Hi,

The verb ‘enclose’ goes with the preposition ‘with’; is it correct?

Thank you very much.

2

Dear Abc123,

No, it’s not correct. Look at the example below. Besides, could you give me a sentence which you use the verb “enclose”? Then I can express in more detail for your question.

I have enclosed a copy of my confirmation e-mail, the shipping form, and the most recent bill.

Regards,
Kim Sa

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You are both right: the verb “to enclose” can have both a direct object and a prepositional object with “with”. In addition, it can have a prepositional object with “in”. Those three different sentence parts just express different relations between the noun and the verb.

  • you enclose a thing with its equal in a larger thing: you enclose a letter with another letter in an envelope.

Examples:

  • I will enclose my resume with the application form.

  • I will enclose my tomb in a huge pyramid. My wife will enclose a golden statue with my dead body in the sarcophagus when the time comes.

  • I will enclose your report with the other reports in the file.

  • Please find enclosed a copy of my letter to Mr. X. (“a copy” is the subject of the passive participle “enclosed”, so it would have been a direct object in an active sentence)

In each of these examples, you could not change the prepositions without changing the meaning of the sentence, which in most of them wouldn’t make sense.