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"There's a thing that I don't know what is" - Is this correct grammar?

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How do you say something like that?

โ€œThereโ€™s a thing for which I donโ€™t know what it isโ€ โ€œThereโ€™s a thing where I donโ€™t know what it isโ€ โ€œThereโ€™s a thing that I donโ€™t know what isโ€

or (the one which I hear people say a lot but sounds awkward:) โ€œThereโ€™s a thing that/which I donโ€™t know what it isโ€?

To be honest they all sound awkward to me to varying degrees

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โ€œThereโ€™s a thing which I canโ€™t identifyโ€

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โ€œI donโ€™t know what this isโ€

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