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
>>>
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