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The artist, under his armpit, was carrying the Whistler's copy of which... #1 (permalink) Wed Nov 19, 2008 18:33 pm   The artist, under his armpit, was carrying the Whistler's copy of which...
 

The artist, under his armpit, was carrying the Whistler's copy of which he had made a loose roll

Is it correct?
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The artist, under his armpit, was carrying the Whistler's copy of which he ha #2 (permalink) Wed Nov 19, 2008 18:44 pm   The artist, under his armpit, was carrying the Whistler's copy of which he ha
 

Hi Volcano

That sentence is a bit awkward, and also sounds as though the artist is under another person's armpit.

Here is a possible alternative:

- The artist was carrying the loosely rolled Whistler copy under his armpit.
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The artist, under his armpit, was carrying the Whistler's copy of which he had ma #3 (permalink) Wed Nov 19, 2008 23:58 pm   The artist, under his armpit, was carrying the Whistler's copy of which he had ma
 

The artist, under whose armpit, was carrying the Whistler's copy, of which he had made a loose roll?
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The artist, under his armpit, was carrying the Whistler's copy of which he ha #4 (permalink) Thu Nov 20, 2008 0:37 am   The artist, under his armpit, was carrying the Whistler's copy of which he ha
 

Hi Cooliegirly

Although the use of "whose" in that location in the sentence makes it clear whose armpit is being referred to, it actually makes the sentence worse grammatically. The entire sentence needs rewording -- it's not simply a matter of changing one word.
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The artist, under his armpit, was carrying the Whistler's copy of which... #5 (permalink) Thu Nov 20, 2008 15:26 pm   The artist, under his armpit, was carrying the Whistler's copy of which...
 

Thank you two

The artist was carrying the loosely rolled Whistler copy under his armpit.I think this is better, it is what i tried to say
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