Sorry this didn't get sent right away. >>> Bruce Despain 8/2/2004 8:37:08 AM >>> Odile, I am not sure about this, but your question seems to fit the criteria of an adjective modification. Here is how R&K (Alonzo Reed & Brainerd Kellogg, Higher Lessons in English: A Work on English Grammar and Composition, In which the Science of the Language is made tributary to the Art of Expression, New York, 1907, p. 102) diagram most adjective clauses: [The listserv does not accept my attached diagrams! I hope these are not distorted too much.] They | will be defiled . | . . that . | touch | pitch | Now, instead of "that" the conjunction is "such as." The fact that it is compound makes us want to see the "such" as an adjective, and the "as" as the conjunction itself. They | will be defiled . | .as . (that) . | touch | pitch \ | \such \ The meaning, I think, is that instead of being the only persons that will be defiled, they become an example of persons like that. Now a sentence like the following John likes sweet things, such as honey, candy bars, and soda. might then arguably have the following diagram: John | likes | things | \ . \ .as \sweet. honey . / (things) . | (are) | / candy bars \ | \ . \such \ .and \ \ soda Some may object to the analysis that requires elipsis, but I am always more comfortable choosing to retain syntactic relationships over some generalized semantic ones. Bruce ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This message may contain confidential information, and is intended only for the use of the individual(s) to whom it is addressed. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ To join or leave this LISTSERV list, please visit the list's web interface at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/ateg.html and select "Join or leave the list" Visit ATEG's web site at http://ateg.org/