( ( In ( the ( solid state ) ) ) ( , ( matter ( ( ( ( occupies ( fixed volume ) ) and ) ( has ( fixed shape ) ) ) . ) ) ) )
(ROOT (S (PP (IN In) (NP (DT the) (JJ solid) (NN state))) (, ,) (NP (NN matter)) (VP (VP (VBZ occupies) (NP (VBN fixed) (NN volume))) (CC and) (VP (VBZ has) (VP (VBN fixed) (NP (NN shape))))) (. .)))
In the solid state, matter occupies fixed volume and has fixed shape.
(ROOT (S (NP (NNP Solid)) (VP (VBZ takes) (S (NP (CC neither) (NP (DT the) (NN shape)) (CC nor) (NP (NP (DT the) (NN volume)) (PP (IN of) (NP (PRP$ its) (NN container))))))) (. .)))