the day () his father returned from abroad is the happiest day in the boy's life 定语从句填关系词

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the day () his father returned from abroad is the happiest day in the boy's life 定语从句填关系词
为什么填when?
我觉得his father returned from abroad是用来修饰the day的,应该用that/which~

这个是when引导的时间状语从句.整个句子来说明和修饰THE DAY.他的父亲从国外回来 已经是一个完整的句子了.THE DAY并不是 returned的宾语.你可以吧THE DAY放到RETURNED后面看看.并不通的.所以用WHEN.