( Classify ( ( ( an element ) ( as ( ( a ( metal ( , ( nonmetal ( , ( or metalloid ) ) ) ) ) ) ( based ( on ( ( its location ) ( on ( the ( periodic table ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) . ) )
(ROOT (FRAG (ADVP (RB Classify)) (NP (NP (DT an) (NN element)) (PP (IN as) (NP (NP (DT a) (NN metal) (, ,) (NN nonmetal) (, ,) (CC or) (NN metalloid)) (VP (VBN based) (PP (IN on) (NP (NP (PRP$ its) (NN location)) (PP (IN on) (NP (DT the) (JJ periodic) (NN table))))))))) (. .)))
Classify an element as a metal, nonmetal, or metalloid based on its location on the periodic table.
(ROOT (S (NP (NP (NNS Elements)) (PP (IN on) (NP (NP (DT the) (JJ periodic) (NN table)) (PP (IN of) (NP (DT the) (NNS elements)))))) (VP (VBP are) (VP (VBN classified) (PP (IN into) (NP (NP (NNS categories)) (PP (JJ such) (IN as) (NP (NNS metals) (CC and) (NNS nonmetals))))))) (. .)))
Elements on the periodic table of the elements are classified into categories such as metals and nonmetals.