Such as

He carries a bag such as a doctor carries.

Nobody seems to be answering this.

Elipsis is stylish these days.
He carries a bag like [the bag] a doctor carries.
The phrase "such as" equals "like."
The whole (prepositional) phrase "like the bag a doctor carries" modifies "bag," which is object of the verb.
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BluejayHe carries a bag such as a doctor carries.
Is "such" an adjective modifying bag? Yes. Did you get this straight out of the dictionary?

Main Entry: ¹such

Pronunciation: \'s?ch, 'sich\

Function: adjective

Etymology: Middle English, from Old English swilc; akin to Old High Ge

Thank you very much for the responses. (Yes, the example sentence was taken from the dictionary)

He carries a bag such as a doctor carries.

Would I be correct to state that "as" is a relative (?) pronoun introducing the adjective clause?

Okay, guys. I really blew this one, didn't I?

I can hear is as an adjective in some structures:

You are beautiful. You are such and so. Okay.

You are such a bag! No. Is this an adjective?

You are such that I can no longer live with you. Okay,maybe.

Why do I have such trouble placing the adjective after the noun i

Main Entry: as
Function: pronoun
Date: 12th century
1 : that, who, which -used after same or such<in the same building as my brother> <tears such as angels weep - John Milton> ...

Though it is a pronoun according to the dictionary entry shown above, as is not commonly called a relative pronoun, but it does function somewhat like that, s

AvangiWhy do I have such trouble placing the adjective after the noun it modifies?

such may be unique. such has a complex grammar. Not all of its uses can be reconciled with the more familiar grammatical patterns we are used to seeing.

CJ

Okay, "tears such as angels weep" is the same as the OP. I'll buy that. My ear has no problem, but the nomenclature is completely new to me: adj; ****.

Edit. Thanks, Jim. I wrote this before I saw your latest.

Hi,
Can I say:

He carries such a bag as a doctor does.

He carries such a bag as a doctor does.

Hi, LiJ,
Jim's gone off site.

In my opinion this version is also correct, and I would not hesitate to use it.
However, it is a bit uncommon.

Perhaps MrM will comment.

Thanks so much, Avangi!

Can I omit the first "a"?