I have a slightly different usage of "such as" that a student asked me
about just today--the "such as" that initiates a list or an
appositive-type of structure:

"In the western world diamonds were at first not regarded as objects of
beauty; other stones such as emeralds and red garnets were preferred."

Is "such as" here a preposition heading an adjectival prepositional phrase
or some kind of conjunction, perhaps a conjunctive adverb akin to "for
example"?

R. Michael Medley, Ph.D.
Eastern Mennonite University, Harrisonburg, VA 22802
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