What surprised me was not what he said but ______ he said it.（2004湖北）空格是the way,i

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What surprised me was not what he said but ______ he said it.（2004湖北）空格是the way,i
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.
我想问的是it 不是做了宾语了吗怎么还说省略了作宾语的that）

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