diff --git a/lib/Scope/Composite.php b/lib/Scope/Composite.php
index 26348ef..38c2c84 100644
--- a/lib/Scope/Composite.php
+++ b/lib/Scope/Composite.php
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ declare(strict_types=1);
 namespace dW\Lit\Scope;
 
 class Composite extends Node {
-    protected array $expressions = [];
+    protected array $_expressions = [];
     protected bool $frozen = false;
 
 
@@ -21,8 +21,13 @@ class Composite extends Node {
             return false;
         }
 
-        $this->expressions = $expressions;
+        $this->_expressions = $expressions;
         $this->frozen = true;
         return true;
     }
+
+
+    public function __toString(): string {
+        return implode(' ', $this->_expressions);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/lib/Scope/Expression.php b/lib/Scope/Expression.php
index 442feb6..e56f995 100644
--- a/lib/Scope/Expression.php
+++ b/lib/Scope/Expression.php
@@ -9,10 +9,15 @@ namespace dW\Lit\Scope;
 class Expression extends Node {
     protected Filter|Group|Path $_child;
     protected bool $frozen = false;
-    protected ?string $_operator;
+    protected int $_operator;
 
+    const OPERATOR_NONE = 0;
+    const OPERATOR_AND = 1;
+    const OPERATOR_OR = 2;
+    const OPERATOR_NOT = 3;
 
-    public function __construct(Composite $parent, ?string $operator = null) {
+
+    public function __construct(Composite $parent, int $operator = self::OPERATOR_NONE) {
         $this->_operator = $operator;
         $this->_parent = \WeakReference::create($parent);
     }
@@ -33,4 +38,19 @@ class Expression extends Node {
         $this->frozen = true;
         $this->_child = $value;
     }
+
+
+    public function __toString(): string {
+        switch ($this->_operator) {
+            case OPERATOR_NONE: $operator = '';
+            break;
+            case OPERATOR_AND: $operator = '& ';
+            break;
+            case OPERATOR_OR: $operator = '| ';
+            break;
+            case OPERATOR_NOT: $operator = '- ';
+        }
+
+        return "$operator${$this->_child}";
+    }
 }
diff --git a/lib/Scope/Filter.php b/lib/Scope/Filter.php
index 433265f..51bef90 100644
--- a/lib/Scope/Filter.php
+++ b/lib/Scope/Filter.php
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ namespace dW\Lit\Scope;
 class Filter extends Node {
     protected Group|Path $_child;
     protected bool $frozen = false;
-    protected string $_operator;
     protected string $_side;
 
 
@@ -34,4 +33,9 @@ class Filter extends Node {
         $this->frozen = true;
         $this->_child = $value;
     }
+
+
+    public function __toString(): string {
+        return "${$this->side}: ${$this->_child}";
+    }
 }
diff --git a/lib/Scope/Group.php b/lib/Scope/Group.php
index 171d3ce..18567fe 100644
--- a/lib/Scope/Group.php
+++ b/lib/Scope/Group.php
@@ -31,4 +31,9 @@ class Group extends Node {
         $this->frozen = true;
         $this->_child = $value;
     }
+
+
+    public function __toString(): string {
+        return "({$this->_child})";
+    }
 }
diff --git a/lib/Scope/Parser.php b/lib/Scope/Parser.php
index ff48c91..57f0405 100644
--- a/lib/Scope/Parser.php
+++ b/lib/Scope/Parser.php
@@ -49,7 +49,17 @@ class Parser {
 
         $peek = self::$instance->data->peek();
         while ($peek !== false && in_array($peek, [ '&', '|', '-' ])) {
-            $expressions[] = self::parseExpression($result, self::$instance->data->consume());
+            self::$instance->data->consume();
+            switch ($peek) {
+                case '&': $operator = Expression::OPERATOR_AND;
+                break;
+                case '|': $operator = Expression::OPERATOR_OR;
+                break;
+                case '-': $operator = Expression::OPERATOR_NOT;
+                break;
+            }
+
+            $expressions[] = self::parseExpression($result, $operator);
             $peek = self::$instance->data->peek();
         }
 
@@ -60,7 +70,7 @@ class Parser {
         return $result;
     }
 
-    protected static function parseExpression(Composite $parent, ?string $operator = null): Expression {
+    protected static function parseExpression(Composite $parent, int $operator = Expression::OPERATOR_NONE): Expression {
         assert((fn() => self::debug())());
 
         $result = new Expression($parent, $operator);
@@ -135,8 +145,14 @@ class Parser {
 
         $scopes = [ $first ];
         $peek = self::$instance->data->peek();
-        while ($peek !== false && $peek !== '-' && strspn($peek, self::SCOPE_MASK) === strlen($peek)) {
-            $scopes[] = self::parseScope($result);
+        while ($peek !== false && $peek !== '-' && ($peek === '>' || strspn($peek, self::SCOPE_MASK) === strlen($peek))) {
+            $anchorToPrevious = false;
+            if ($peek === '>') {
+                self::$instance->data->consume();
+                $peek = self::$instance->data->peek();
+                $anchorToPrevious = true;
+            }
+            $scopes[] = self::parseScope($result, $anchorToPrevious);
             $peek = self::$instance->data->peek();
         }
 
diff --git a/lib/Scope/Path.php b/lib/Scope/Path.php
index 82cd4fb..b7d5e79 100644
--- a/lib/Scope/Path.php
+++ b/lib/Scope/Path.php
@@ -53,4 +53,20 @@ class Path extends Node {
         $this->frozen['anchor'] = true;
         $this->_anchor = $value;
     }
+
+    public function __toString(): string {
+        $result = '';
+        
+        if ($this->_anchor === self::ANCHOR_START || $this->_anchor === self::ANCHOR_BOTH) {
+            $result .= '^';
+        }
+
+        $result .= implode(' ', $this->_scopes);
+
+        if ($this->_anchor === self::ANCHOR_END || $this->_anchor === self::ANCHOR_BOTH) {
+            $result .= '$';
+        }
+
+        return $result;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/lib/Scope/Scope.php b/lib/Scope/Scope.php
index 99fc920..b34704f 100644
--- a/lib/Scope/Scope.php
+++ b/lib/Scope/Scope.php
@@ -27,4 +27,17 @@ class Scope extends Node {
         $this->frozen = true;
         return true;
     }
+
+
+    public function __toString(): string {
+        $result = '';
+
+        if ($this->_anchorToPrevious) {
+            $result .= '< ';
+        }
+
+        $result .= implode('.', $this->_atoms);
+
+        return $result;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/lib/Scope/Selector.php b/lib/Scope/Selector.php
index e4367bc..ca62030 100644
--- a/lib/Scope/Selector.php
+++ b/lib/Scope/Selector.php
@@ -25,4 +25,9 @@ class Selector extends Node {
         $this->frozen = true;
         return true;
     }
+
+
+    public function __toString(): string {
+        return implode(', ', $this->_composites);
+    }
 }