( Plants ( ( ( ( ( ( need not ) ( run ( about ( chasing ( after food ) ) ) ) ) , ) but ) ( can ( ( sit right ) ( where ( they ( ( are , ) ( easily ( ( making ( their ( own ( ( food and ) energy ) ) ) ) ( from ( ( sunlight ( and ( soil chemicals ) ) ) ( provided ( by ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( bacteria , ) funguses ) , ) worms ) , ) insects ) , ) and ) ( other animals ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) . ) )
(ROOT (S (NP (NNS Plants)) (VP (VP (VBP need) (RB not) (VP (VB run) (PP (IN about) (S (VP (VBG chasing) (PP (IN after) (NP (NN food)))))))) (, ,) (CC but) (VP (MD can) (VP (VB sit) (ADVP (RB right)) (SBAR (WHADVP (WRB where)) (S (NP (PRP they)) (VP (VP (VBP are)) (, ,) (S (ADVP (RB easily)) (VP (VBG making) (NP (PRP$ their) (JJ own) (NN food) (CC and) (NN energy)) (PP (IN from) (NP (NP (NN sunlight) (CC and) (NN soil) (NNS chemicals)) (VP (VBN provided) (PP (IN by) (NP (NP (NNS bacteria)) (, ,) (NP (NNS funguses)) (, ,) (NP (NNS worms)) (, ,) (NP (NNS insects)) (, ,) (CC and) (NP (JJ other) (NNS animals))))))))))))))) (. .)))
Plants need not run about chasing after food, but can sit right where they are, easily making their own food and energy from sunlight and soil chemicals provided by bacteria, funguses, worms, insects, and other animals.
(ROOT (S (NP (NNS Animals)) (VP (VBP need) (NP (NP (NNS plants)) (PP (IN for) (NP (NN food) (CC and) (NN energy))))) (. .)))