Adjective phrase 'such as~'

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Eagle was a British boys comic, considered one of the most influential of all UK titles. The comic was founded by Reverend John Marcus Harston Morris, a former RAF chaplain. At the time comic strips in British comics were mostly found in titles aimed at younger readers, such as The Beano, while fare aimed at older children, such as The Magnet and The Hotspur, predominately presented their adventure stories as prose.

I'd like to know whether it is right or not that "such as The Beano" modifies "comic strips" and "such as The Magnet and The Hotspur" modifies "fare."

Thank you in advance for your help.

GPY · Accepted Answer

"the Beano" is an example of "titles aimed at younger readers".

"The Magnet and The Hotspur" are examples of "fare aimed at older children".

Park sang joon · Answer

Thank you, GPY, for your very valuable answer.

I'd also like to know whether you define the structure "such as~" as a adverbial phrase.

GPY · Answer

park sang joonI'd also like to know whether you define the structure "such as~" as a adverbial phrase.

To be honest, I'm not sure how to classify that. Perhaps someone else has an idea?

CalifJim · Answer

park sang joonthe structure "such as~" as an adverbial phrase.

I have seen "such as" in lists of compound prepositions, and "compound preposition" seems a reasonable label to me.

That makes "such as ..." a prepositional phrase. Phrases with "such as" usually modify nouns, so these phrases are more likely to be adjectival than adverbial.

There are probably several other ways of analyzing it.

CJ

Adjective phrase 'such as~'

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