Question

In his hand he carried a wonderful hammer which always had come back to his hand when he threw it.

How can sentence (3) be written to eliminate wordiness and redundancy without changing its original meaning?
A) The sentence is fine as is.
B) In his hand he carried a wonderful hammer.
Eliminate
C) He carried a hammer that returned to him when he threw it.
D) In his hand he carried a wonderful hammer that always returned.

Answer 1

It's C.

He carried a hammer that returned to him when he threw it. This sentence eliminates wordiness and redundancy without changing the meaning.

Answer 2

C. No need to say "He carried" and "In his hand". You only need one to understand the sentence.