ESL General English Grammar Questionshttp://www.englishforums.com/English/GeneralEnglishGrammarQuestions/Forum12.htmAsk your questions on grammar and get your sentence checked. We answer lots of different types of general English grammar questions here.enCSMOD (Build: 3273.32735)Re: blood tieshttp://www.englishforums.com/English/BloodTies/gglqp/post.htm#534070Sun, 29 Jun 2008 08:02:03 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:534070Mister Micawber0http://www.englishforums.com/English/BloodTies/gglqp/post.htm#534070http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-534070.xml.<br />He was unfairly targeted by the police <strong>because he is related to</strong> the drug lord.<br /><div style="clear:both;"></div>blood tieshttp://www.englishforums.com/English/BloodTies/gglqk/post.htmSun, 29 Jun 2008 07:35:16 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:534065New2grammar1http://www.englishforums.com/English/BloodTies/gglqk/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-534065.xmlHe was unfairly targeted by the police because of __ (he is related to a criminal by a family tree) with the drug lord.<br /><br />What&#39;s the right term to use? Relationship, blood ties?<br />Thanks<div style="clear:both;"></div>