( Pumpkins ( ( are ( as ( diverse ( ( ( a group ) ( of ( fruit ( as people ) ) ) ) are ) ) ) ) . ) )
(ROOT (S (NP (NNS Pumpkins)) (VP (VBP are) (ADJP (RB as) (JJ diverse) (SBAR (S (NP (NP (DT a) (NN group)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NP (NN fruit)) (PP (IN as) (NP (NNS people)))))) (VP (VBP are)))))) (. .)))
Pumpkins are as diverse a group of fruit as people are.
(ROOT (S (NP (DT A) (NN pumpkin)) (VP (VBZ is) (NP (DT a) (NN fruit))) (. .)))