Question

What surprised me was not what he said but he said it .

What surprised me was not what he said but he said it .
A．the way B．in the way that C．in the way D．the way which
解释下为什么用A不用D

Answer 1

the way后面接的定语从句引导词：that/in which/不填（当定语从句结构完整，而些the way是方式的时候）
让我惊讶的不是他所说的，而是他说这话的方式。
A就是省略了引导词
B用……方式
C用……方式
B对的话，C也对的。

Answer 2

如果选D,应该是but the way which he said,which 做定语修饰the way