( ( The ( ( cations and ) anions ) ) ( ( are ( shown ( by ( separate ( ternary plots ) ) ) ) ) . ) )
(ROOT (S (NP (DT The) (NNS cations) (CC and) (NNS anions)) (VP (VBP are) (VP (VBN shown) (PP (IN by) (NP (JJ separate) (NN ternary) (NNS plots))))) (. .)))
The cations and anions are shown by separate ternary plots.
(ROOT (S (PP (IN In) (S (VP (VBG naming) (NP (JJ ternary) (NNS compounds))))) (, ,) (NP (DT the) (NN cation)) (VP (VBZ is) (VP (VBN stated) (ADVP (RB first)))) (. .)))