“the way ＋從句”可以用來作方式狀語，相當於as 引導的方式狀語從句。 例如：
We should study the way / as Marystudies.我們應該像瑪麗那樣學習 。
You shouldn't treat me the way / as you treat the enemy.妳不應該把我當敵人來對待。
引導方式狀語從句的“the way +從句”源自 “in the way that / in which …”，其中的in和 that / in which可以省略，way是先行詞，that / which 引導的是定語從句。
此外，“the way +從句”還可以用來作其他成分，如：
I don't like the way （that / in which）he speaks.我不喜歡他說話的方式。
The way he teaches is very popular with his students.他授課的方式很受學生的喜愛。