( Stems ( ( are ( like ( `` ( ( ( ( transportation tubes ) , ) '' ) ( ( ( carrying ( the ( ( water and ) nutrients ) ) ) ( from ( the roots ) ) ) ( to ( ( the rest ) ( of ( the plant ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) . ) )
(ROOT (S (NP (NNS Stems)) (VP (VBP are) (PP (IN like) (NP (`` ``) (NP (NN transportation) (NNS tubes)) (, ,) ('' '') (VP (VBG carrying) (NP (DT the) (NN water) (CC and) (NNS nutrients)) (PP (IN from) (NP (DT the) (NNS roots))) (PP (TO to) (NP (NP (DT the) (NN rest)) (PP (IN of) (NP (DT the) (NN plant))))))))) (. .)))
Stems are like &quot;transportation tubes,&quot; carrying the water and nutrients from the roots to the rest of the plant.
(ROOT (S (NP (NNS Stems)) (VP (VBD transport) (NP (NN water)) (PP (TO to) (NP (NP (JJ other) (NNS parts)) (PP (IN of) (NP (DT the) (NN plant))))) (PP (IN through) (NP (NP (DT a) (NN system)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NNS tubes)))))) (. .)))