Question

一道高中英语单选题，求解释～～～

Frank's dream was to have his own shop___to produce the workings of his own hands.

A that
B in which
C by which
D how
答案是B，凭语感也觉得是它，但是不知从语法上该如何理解。
记得老师讲评时说这句不是定语从句，in和which不是连着的。可是我没完全理解，求解释......

Answer 1

这一句是定语从句，定从中的介词in，on等等位置可前可后。定语从句中in which=where.which指代先行词shop,in which就是in the shop.之所以用which是为了避免再次出现shop. In which to produce the workings of his own hands这个部分是充当定语的从句来修饰shop的。翻译：法兰克的梦想是拥有他自己的商店，在(in)这个商店(which)里（in the shop= in which）能生产他自己的手工品。
Frank's dream was to have his own shop in which to produce the workings of his own hands.=Frank's dream was to have his own shop where to produce the workings of his own hands.
tip:介词后不加that,但可以加which。

Answer 2

答案为B。
in which to produce the workings of his own hands
相当于：in which he could produce the workings of his own hands.
类似的：I wanted to borrow a pen with which to write a letter.
相当于：I wanted to borow a pen with which I could write a letter.

Answer 3

produce the workings of his own hands生产自己的手工作品
词组应该应该这样排列produce the workings of his own hands in the shop
现在the shop 做为先行词放在前面了，所以就变成了the shop in which to produce the workings of his own hands.

追问

此处的which有什么作用，这句是定语从句吗？

追答

in which是介词加关系代词。in which有两种用法：一是替换关系副词where
如：This is the house in which I grew up.（in which I grew up是定语从句）
The way that/ in which she looks at you is strange. 她看你的方式怪怪的。
（that/ in which she looks at you 是定语从句）
总之：
in which=where或when 可以替换 是将介词提前的一种用法

Answer 4

in which 相当于where.充当地点状语。