Can one say
a. I was talking to the brother of John's who is a doctor, not to the one who is an actor.
b. I was talking to the brother of his who is a doctor, not to the one who is an actor.
c. I was talking to the brother of John who is a doctor, not to the one who is an actor.
d. I was talking to the brother of him who is a doctor, not to the one who is an actor.
e. I was talking to John's brother who is a doctor, not to the one who is an actor.
f. I was talking to his brother who is a doctor, not to the one who is an actor.
Many thanks.
the brother of John's
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Re: the brother of John's
All structurally allowable, but d is unnatural.