diff --git a/uproot4/__init__.py b/uproot4/__init__.py
index 5091ca938..c4b7bbee1 100644
--- a/uproot4/__init__.py
+++ b/uproot4/__init__.py
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@
 from uproot4.interpretation.strings import AsStrings
 from uproot4.interpretation.objects import AsObjects
 from uproot4.interpretation.objects import AsStridedObjects
+from uproot4.interpretation.grouped import AsGrouped
 from uproot4.containers import AsString
 from uproot4.containers import AsPointer
 from uproot4.containers import AsArray
diff --git a/uproot4/behaviors/TBranch.py b/uproot4/behaviors/TBranch.py
index 0ea047fa2..3f0adb0b4 100644
--- a/uproot4/behaviors/TBranch.py
+++ b/uproot4/behaviors/TBranch.py
@@ -279,11 +279,14 @@ def _regularize_expressions(
             filter_name=filter_name,
             filter_typename=filter_typename,
             filter_branch=filter_branch,
-            full_paths=True,
+            full_paths=False,
         ):
             if not isinstance(
                 branch.interpretation,
-                uproot4.interpretation.identify.UnknownInterpretation,
+                (
+                    uproot4.interpretation.identify.UnknownInterpretation,
+                    uproot4.interpretation.grouped.AsGrouped,
+                ),
             ):
                 _regularize_branchname(
                     hasbranches,
@@ -1470,6 +1473,16 @@ def entries_to_ranges_or_baskets(self, entry_start, entry_stop):
             start = stop
         return out
 
+    def debug_array(self, entry, dtype=numpy.dtype("u1"), skip_bytes=0):
+        dtype = numpy.dtype(dtype)
+        interpretation = uproot4.interpretation.jagged.AsJagged(
+            uproot4.interpretation.numerical.AsDtype("u1")
+        )
+        out = self.array(
+            interpretation, entry_start=entry, entry_stop=entry + 1, library="np"
+        )[0][skip_bytes:]
+        return out[: (len(out) // dtype.itemsize) * dtype.itemsize].view(dtype)
+
     def debug(
         self,
         entry,
@@ -1479,12 +1492,7 @@ def debug(
         offset=0,
         stream=sys.stdout,
     ):
-        interpretation = uproot4.interpretation.jagged.AsJagged(
-            uproot4.interpretation.numerical.AsDtype("u1")
-        )
-        data = self.array(
-            interpretation, entry_start=entry, entry_stop=entry + 1, library="np"
-        )[0]
+        data = self.debug_array(entry)
         chunk = uproot4.source.chunk.Chunk.wrap(self._file.source, data)
         if skip_bytes is None:
             cursor = uproot4.source.cursor.Cursor(0)
diff --git a/uproot4/interpretation/grouped.py b/uproot4/interpretation/grouped.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..08220f699
--- /dev/null
+++ b/uproot4/interpretation/grouped.py
@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+# BSD 3-Clause License; see https://github.com/scikit-hep/uproot4/blob/master/LICENSE
+
+from __future__ import absolute_import
+
+import uproot4.interpretation
+import uproot4.extras
+
+
+class Group(object):
+    pass
+
+
+class AsGrouped(uproot4.interpretation.Interpretation):
+    def __init__(self, branch, subbranches, typename=None):
+        self._branch = branch
+        self._subbranches = subbranches
+        self._typename = typename
+
+    @property
+    def branch(self):
+        return self._branch
+
+    @property
+    def subbranches(self):
+        return self._subbranches
+
+    def __repr__(self):
+        return "AsGroup({0}, {1})".format(self._branch, self._subbranches)
+
+    def __eq__(self, other):
+        return (
+            isinstance(other, AsGrouped)
+            and self._branch == other._branch
+            and self._subbranches == other._subbranches
+        )
+
+    @property
+    def cache_key(self):
+        return "{0}({1},[{2}])".format(
+            type(self).__name__,
+            self._branch.name,
+            ",".join(
+                "{0}:{1}".format(repr(x), y.cache_key)
+                for x, y in self._subbranches.items()
+            ),
+        )
+
+    @property
+    def typename(self):
+        if self._typename is not None:
+            return self._typename
+        else:
+            return "(group of {0})".format(
+                ", ".join(
+                    "{0}:{1}".format(x, y.typename)
+                    for x, y in self._subbranches.items()
+                )
+            )
+
+    def awkward_form(self, file, index_format="i64", header=False, tobject_header=True):
+        awkward1 = uproot4.extras.awkward1()
+
+        names = []
+        fields = []
+        for x, y in self._subbranches.items():
+            names.append(x)
+            fields.append(y.awkward_form(file, index_format, header, tobject_header))
+
+        return awkward1.forms.RecordForm(fields, names)
+
+    def basket_array(self, data, byte_offsets, basket, branch, context, cursor_offset):
+        raise ValueError(
+            """grouping branches like {0} should not be read directly; instead read the subbranches:
+
+    {1}
+
+in file {2}
+in object {3}""".format(
+                repr(self._branch.name),
+                ", ".join(repr(x) for x in self._subbranches),
+                self._branch.file.file_path,
+                self._branch.object_path,
+            )
+        )
+
+    def final_array(
+        self, basket_arrays, entry_start, entry_stop, entry_offsets, library, branch
+    ):
+        raise ValueError(
+            """grouping branches like {0} should not be read directly; instead read the subbranches:
+
+    {1}
+
+in file {2}
+in object {3}""".format(
+                repr(self._branch.name),
+                ", ".join(repr(x) for x in self._subbranches),
+                self._branch.file.file_path,
+                self._branch.object_path,
+            )
+        )
diff --git a/uproot4/interpretation/identify.py b/uproot4/interpretation/identify.py
index c3a7c1115..2618ab50f 100644
--- a/uproot4/interpretation/identify.py
+++ b/uproot4/interpretation/identify.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 import uproot4.interpretation.numerical
 import uproot4.interpretation.strings
 import uproot4.interpretation.objects
+import uproot4.interpretation.grouped
 import uproot4.containers
 import uproot4.streamers
 import uproot4._util
@@ -629,6 +630,10 @@ def _parse_node(tokens, i, typename, file, quote, header, inner_header):
             i, keys = _parse_node(
                 tokens, i + 2, typename, file, quote, inner_header, inner_header
             )
+            while tokens[i].group(0) == ",":
+                i, keys = _parse_node(
+                    tokens, i + 1, typename, file, quote, inner_header, inner_header
+                )
             _parse_expect(">", tokens, i, typename, file)
             stop = tokens[i].span()[1]
 
@@ -931,6 +936,18 @@ def _float16_or_double32(branch, context, leaf, is_float16, dims):
 
 
 def interpretation_of(branch, context, simplify=True):
+    if len(branch.branches) != 0:
+        if branch.top_level and branch.has_member("fClassName"):
+            typename = branch.member("fClassName")
+        elif branch.streamer is not None:
+            typename = branch.streamer.typename
+        else:
+            typename = None
+        subbranches = dict((x.name, x.interpretation) for x in branch.branches)
+        return uproot4.interpretation.grouped.AsGrouped(
+            branch, subbranches, typename=typename
+        )
+
     if branch.classname == "TBranchObject":
         if branch.top_level and branch.has_member("fClassName"):
             model_cls = parse_typename(