关于定语从句中the way的疑问

题目

关于定语从句中the way的疑问
what surprised me was not what he said but ____he said it
A the way B in the way that C in the way Dthe way which
选择A 我想问的是 the way (that) he said it. that在定语从句中不是应该做成分么 请问做了什么成分 实在是理解不了 he said it 不是完整的句子么看不出缺少了什么成分

答案

the way后有三种接法,1.+that,2.+in which,3./(不填)
所以只能是A啊.