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Questions about the possessive, one of several constructions that describe ownership or association between two objects.

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Grammaticality of 'that' relative clause in phrase beginning with possessive pronoun [duplicate]

I would like to ask about the grammaticality of a 'that' relative clause modifying a noun phrase that begins with a possessive pronoun. Please consider these examples: Please send in your techn …
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Grammaticality of 'that' relative clause in phrase beginning with possessive pronoun

I gather that it is ungrammatical indeed. Thanks to @FumbleFingers for providing definitive references in comments. The issue is down to (non-)restrictiveness. Restrictive relative clauses are necess …
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