分析句子成分,iwanttotalkaboutthewayinwhichweareabletodeterminehowoldapieceoflandorsomeothergeologicalfeatureis,datingtechniques.为什么用inwhich.我觉得theway后面需要宾语补足语,直接用that不行吗

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分析句子成分,
i want to talk about the way in which we are able to determine how old a piece of land or some other geological feature is,dating techniques.
为什么用 in which .
我觉得the way 后面需要宾语补足语,直接用that不行吗?
.the way that we are .

Answer 1

楼上两位说的不全面
way的基本用法有4种,the way to do sth,the way of doing sth,the way that(这里的that不能去掉,而且从语法上讲,它不是定语从句,而是同位语从句,因为后面是完整的句子,不缺定语,但是又不好说是way的内容,所以,这是一种习惯用法,别深究了),the way in which(这是一个典型的定语从句,定语从句如果分离出来,就是：………… in the(this) way,即做某事用了什么方法,先行词the way )
你问的问题中,这是定语从句,可以把in which换成that,不能去掉.