What surprised me was not what he said but____.

题目

What surprised me was not what he said but____.
What surprised me was not what he said but ________ he said it.(NMET 2004湖北卷)
A.the way B.in the way that C.in the way D.the way which
选A
这句话在讲他说话的方式使我惊奇
What surprised me was not what he said but the way （that）he said it.这里that可以省去,that相当于in which,也就说The way in which he said surprised me.(我不懂为什么that 可以指代in which ,这是什么用法啊?、)

答案

“使我吃惊的不是他说的什么而是他说话的方式”.the way （that）he said it中 （that）he said it作定语修辞the way .that和in which都可作宾语,再作宾语的情况下,只要that前没有介词,是可以互换和省略的.当that作主语时,不可以省略和互换.