( ( and ( ( ( ( the ( three states-of-matter ) ) ( -LRB- ( ( ( ( ( ( solid , ) liquid ) , ) and ) gas ) -RRB- ) ) ) , ) ( ( using ( polar ( ( bears and ) ice ) ) ) ( to ( ( show water ) ( in ( its ( solid state ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) . )
(ROOT (S (VP (VB and) (NP (NP (NP (DT the) (CD three) (NN states-of-matter)) (PRN (-LRB- -LRB-) (NP (NP (JJ solid)) (, ,) (NP (NN liquid)) (, ,) (CC and) (NP (NN gas))) (-RRB- -RRB-))) (, ,) (VP (VBG using) (NP (JJ polar) (NNS bears) (CC and) (NN ice)) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB show) (NP (NN water)) (PP (IN in) (NP (PRP$ its) (JJ solid) (NN state))))))))) (. .)))
and the three states-of-matter (solid, liquid, and gas), using polar bears and ice to show water in its solid state.
(ROOT (S (NP (NNP Ice)) (VP (VBZ is) (NP (NP (DT the) (JJ common) (NN term)) (PP (IN for) (NP (NP (NN water)) (PP (IN in) (NP (PRP$ its) (JJ solid) (NN state))))))) (. .)))