( ( In ( ( ferns ( and ( seed plants ) ) ) ( -LRB- ( ( including ( ( cycads , ) ( ( ( ( conifers , ) ( flowering plants ) ) , ) etc. ) ) ) -RRB- ) ) ) ) ( ( the sporophyte ) ( ( ( is ( by far ) ) ( the ( ( most dominant ) generation ) ) ) . ) ) )
(ROOT (S (PP (IN In) (NP (NP (NNS ferns) (CC and) (NN seed) (NNS plants)) (PRN (-LRB- -LRB-) (PP (VBG including) (NP (NP (NNS cycads)) (, ,) (NP (NP (NNS conifers)) (, ,) (NP (JJ flowering) (NNS plants)) (, ,) (FW etc.)))) (-RRB- -RRB-)))) (NP (DT the) (NN sporophyte)) (VP (VBZ is) (ADVP (IN by) (RB far)) (NP (DT the) (ADJP (RBS most) (JJ dominant)) (NN generation))) (. .)))
In ferns and seed plants (including cycads, conifers, flowering plants, etc.) the sporophyte is by far the most dominant generation.
(ROOT (S (NP (DT The) (JJ sporophyte) (NN stage)) (VP (VBZ is) (NP (NP (DT the) (JJ dominant) (NN stage)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NP (DT the) (NN lifecycle)) (PP (IN of) (NP (DT a) (NN fern))))))) (. .)))