from which to select the right word

[diamondcutter]

Building a good vocabulary from which to select the right word takes time and lots of practice in using words.
Source: Paragraph Practice, 5th edition 1984, Kathleen E. Sullivan

Could I rewrite “from which to select the right word” as follows?
from which you can select the right word

 

[emsr2d2]

You could but there's no reason to change the original.

 

[tedmc]

I think formal texts do not use "you" generally.