( ( The technology ) ( ( ( could soon ) ( exist ( to ( ( enable ( prospective parents ) ) ( to ( choose ( ( ( characteristics ( they ( regard ( as ( most desirable ) ) ) ) ) : ) ( for ( ( instance , ) ( offspring ( who ( ( ( are ( blond ( , ( blue-eyed ( , ( athletic ( , ( musically gifted ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) , ) ( intellectually brilliant ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) . ) )
(ROOT (S (NP (DT The) (NN technology)) (VP (MD could) (ADVP (RB soon)) (VP (VB exist) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB enable) (NP (JJ prospective) (NNS parents)) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB choose) (NP (NP (NNS characteristics)) (PRN (S (NP (PRP they)) (VP (VBP regard) (S (ADJP (RB as) (RBS most) (JJ desirable)))))) (: :) (PP (IN for) (NP (NP (NN instance)) (, ,) (NP (NP (NN offspring)) (SBAR (WHNP (WP who)) (S (VP (VBP are) (NP (JJ blond) (, ,) (JJ blue-eyed) (, ,) (JJ athletic) (, ,) (JJ musically) (NN gifted)) (, ,) (S (ADJP (RB intellectually) (JJ brilliant)))))))))))))))))) (. .)))
The technology could soon exist to enable prospective parents to choose characteristics they regard as most desirable: for instance, offspring who are blond, blue-eyed, athletic, musically gifted, intellectually brilliant.
(ROOT (S (NP (DT A) (JJ human) (NN offspring)) (VP (VBP inherit) (NP (JJ blue) (NNS eyes))) (. .)))