( ( Conventional thermometers ) ( ( are ( filled ( with ( ( ( a liquid ) ( -LRB- ( ( ( ( ( ( alcohol , ) mercury ) , ) or ) water ) -RRB- ) ) ) ( that ( ( ( expands or ) contracts ) ( with ( ( a change ) ( in ( the temperature ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) . ) )
(ROOT (S (NP (JJ Conventional) (NNS thermometers)) (VP (VBP are) (VP (VBN filled) (PP (IN with) (NP (NP (DT a) (NN liquid)) (PRN (-LRB- -LRB-) (NP (NP (NN alcohol)) (, ,) (NP (NN mercury)) (, ,) (CC or) (NP (NN water))) (-RRB- -RRB-)) (SBAR (WHNP (WDT that)) (S (VP (VBZ expands) (CC or) (VBZ contracts) (PP (IN with) (NP (NP (DT a) (NN change)) (PP (IN in) (NP (DT the) (NN temperature)))))))))))) (. .)))
Conventional thermometers are filled with a liquid (alcohol, mercury, or water) that expands or contracts with a change in the temperature.
(ROOT (S (NP (NP (DT The) (NN liquid)) (PP (IN in) (NP (DT a) (NN thermometer)))) (VP (VP (VBZ expands)) (CC or) (VP (VBZ contracts) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB respond) (PP (TO to) (NP (NN heat) (CC or) (NN cold)))))))) (. .)))