Well, I remember back in the early days of generative syntax, a great many things were considered reduced relative clauses, but I believe that analysis has not been current for some decades now. Kathleen Ward UC Davis On Nov 17, 2007, at 7:00 AM, Peter Adams wrote: > I agree with Kathleen, but some of my colleagues are arguing that > it is a reduced relative clause. Does anyone agree with them? > > Peter > > On Nov 17, 2007, at 12:03 AM, Kathleen M. Ward wrote: > >> I think that it's just an adjective phrase, modified with a >> prepositional phrase. Adjective phrases that are postmodified >> follow the noun rather than preceding it. There are lots of >> examples. >> >> Kathleen Ward >> UC Davis >> >> On Nov 16, 2007, at 8:52 PM, Peter Adams wrote: >> >>> Could someone help me analyze this sentence: >>> >>> A healthy meal available at many fast-food restaurants is a salad >>> with low-fat dressing. >>> >>> What is the underlined phrase? >>> >>> Thanks. >>> >>> Peter Adams >>> >>> >>> = 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/ >> >> 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/ > > = 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/ 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/