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Date: Wed, 13 Mar 2024 20:36:39 +0000
Subject: Harry's brother
From: arthurv...@gmail.com (navi)
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 by: navi - Wed, 13 Mar 2024 20:36 UTC

1) They arrested that brother of Harry's who has a pawn shop, not the one who owns a pizza parlor.
2) They arrested the brother of Harry's who has a pawn shop, not the one who owns a pizza parlor.

3) They arrested that brother of Harry who has a pawn shop, not the one who owns a pizza parlor.
4) They arrested the brother of Harry who has a pawn shop, not the one who owns a pizza parlor.

5) They arrested Harry's brother who has a pawn shop, not the one who owns a pizza parlor.

Which are grammatical?
Which are idiomatic?

Gratefully,
Navi

Lost in the Twilight Zone of the English language
Interested in structures on the margins of grammaticality
Obsessed with ambiguity

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