we see these roadless areas as areas with an inherent value;something that merits being seen as a conservation target in its own right.

roadless areas 这里的less 是名词吗?

句子结构为：we see .....as  sth ; something that merits being seen as......in its own right

something 后面的that merits 是定从 ，being seen as a conservation target in its own right.是过去分词短语做定语修饰something吗?

谢谢回答！

句子语法结构分析如下：

主语：we

谓语：see

宾语：these roadless areas

宾语补足语：as areas with an inherent value

同位语：something

修饰同位语的定语从句:that merits being seen as a conversation target in its own right.

(备注1：areas with an inherent value, 为名词+with介词短语作后置定语构成的一个“名词短语结构" "areas"属于名词短语“中心词”介词短语属于“中心词”附加成分，或者说是“中心词”修饰成分。）

（备注2："areas with an inherent value " 类似于”a house with a big garden“ 结构用法, with意思带有，具有，拥有，含有)

(备注3：inherent value 意思为”内在价值/原本价值，areas with an inherent value 意思“拥有/具有内在价值的地区”）

(1)see.....as.....认为;把…看作

A: see sb/sth +as+名词 (备注as+后面内容为宾语补足语结构）

She saw him as a visionary, but her father saw him as a man who couldn't make a living.

她认为他是一个有眼光的人，但是她父亲却认为他没有谋生的能力。

Can you really see Facer as the new headmaster?   
难道你当真认为费塞是新校长吗?

Her colleagues see her as a future Prime Minister.   
她的同事们把她看作是未来的首相。

She sees this incident as further proof of his incompetence.   
她认为这一事件进一步证明了他的无能。

I can't see her as a ballet dancer.   
我不能想象她是一名芭蕾舞演员。

Can you see him as Hamlet?   
你能想象他扮演哈姆雷特吗?

I saw myself as the saviour of my country.   
我幻想自己为国家的救星。

We're happy to see China as a strong country.   
看到中国是一个强大的国家,我们非常高兴。

B:see sb/sth as +形容词

I saw him as trustworthy.  

我看他是值得信任的。

I saw the box as empty.  

我认为这盒子是空的。

I am delighted to see all so happy.  

看见大家这么快乐我很高兴。

I have never seen her so sure of herself.  

我从未见过她这样自负。

They have a normal body weight but see themselves as being fat. 

他们体重正常，但自认为偏胖。

(2) sb.sth be seen as 某人/某物被看作是....被认为.是..(备注as+后面内容为主语补足语结构）

The disaster was seen as a judgement from on high.

这一灾难被视为上天的惩罚。

A journey can be seen as either a task or an event.

一段路程既可以看作是一项工作也可以看作是一件事。

This could be seen as a good deal all around.

这被周遭看成是一笔很大的交易。

Ant can be seen as a scripting tool.

Ant可以看作脚本编写工具。

Her assertiveness was starting tobe seen as arrogance.

她的自信已开始被认为是自负了。

that merits being seen as a conversation target in its own right.老师 这句定语从句在帮我分析以下成分好吗，定从不是缺一个句子成分如主语、宾语或介词宾语的吗？

继续跟踪回答如下：

应你要求定语从句语法结构分析如下：

定语从句主语：that(that为关系代词，指代前面不定代词something)

(关系代词“that“充当定语从句主语。）

定语从句谓语：merits(值得,应受到)（行为动词3人称单数充当定语从句谓语。）

定语从句宾语：being seen as a conversation target in its own right

备注：(动名词的被动式短语作谓语动词merits的宾语成分。)（动名词被动式短语充当定语从句宾语）

(1)主动语态：merit doing sth 值得作某事

(动名词主动式作动词merit的宾语）

(2)被动语态：merit being done sth值得被作某事

（动名词被动式作动词merit的宾语）

主语+merit being seen as ....意思：主语值得/应受到被称作为.....