( ( The ( double bond ) ) ( ( ( is then ) ( ( ( ( hydrated , ) ( in ( ( much ( the ( same way ) ) ) ( that ( ( simple alkenes ) ( ( react ( with ( acid ( in water ) ) ) ) ( to ( form ( an alcohol ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) , ) ( to ( form ( a ( beta-hydroxy compound ) ) ) ) ) ) . ) )
(ROOT (S (NP (DT The) (JJ double) (NN bond)) (VP (VBZ is) (ADVP (RB then)) (VP (VBN hydrated) (, ,) (PP (IN in) (NP (NP (RB much) (DT the) (JJ same) (NN way)) (SBAR (IN that) (S (NP (JJ simple) (NNS alkenes)) (VP (VBP react) (PP (IN with) (NP (NP (NN acid)) (PP (IN in) (NP (NN water))))) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB form) (NP (DT an) (NN alcohol)))))))))) (, ,) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB form) (NP (DT a) (JJ beta-hydroxy) (NN compound))))))) (. .)))
The double bond is then hydrated, in much the same way that simple alkenes react with acid in water to form an alcohol, to form a beta-hydroxy compound.
(ROOT (S (NP (NNS Alkenes)) (VP (VBP are) (VP (VBN formed) (PP (IN from) (NP (NP (DT an) (NN alcohol)) (SBAR (WHNP (WDT that)) (S (VP (VBZ loses) (NP (NN water))))))))) (. .)))