( Sediment ( ( is ( transported ( along ( ( the coast ) ( in ( ( the direction ) ( of ( ( the ( prevailing current ) ) ( -LRB- ( ( longshore drift ) -RRB- ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) . ) )
(ROOT (S (NP (NNP Sediment)) (VP (VBZ is) (VP (VBN transported) (PP (IN along) (NP (NP (DT the) (NN coast)) (PP (IN in) (NP (NP (DT the) (NN direction)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NP (DT the) (VBG prevailing) (NN current)) (PRN (-LRB- -LRB-) (NP (JJ longshore) (NN drift)) (-RRB- -RRB-)))))))))) (. .)))
Sediment is transported along the coast in the direction of the prevailing current (longshore drift).
(ROOT (S (NP (NNP Sediment)) (VP (VBZ is) (VP (VBN transported) (PP (IN by) (NP (NNS currents))))) (. .)))