( ( The breakwater ) ( ( can ( be ( ( ( used ( by itself ) ) ( ( ( for ( protection ( of ( small structures ) ) ) ) or ) ( as ( ( a series ) ( of cylinders ) ) ) ) ) ( to ( ( protect ( ( ( ( ( ( a harbor ) , ) shoreline ) , ) or ) ( moored vessel ) ) ) ( from ( ( the ( destructive energy ) ) ( associated ( with ( incident ( water waves ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) . ) )
(ROOT (S (NP (DT The) (NN breakwater)) (VP (MD can) (VP (VB be) (VP (VBN used) (PP (IN by) (NP (PRP itself))) (PP (PP (IN for) (NP (NP (NN protection)) (PP (IN of) (NP (JJ small) (NNS structures))))) (CC or) (PP (IN as) (NP (NP (DT a) (NN series)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NNS cylinders)))))) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB protect) (NP (NP (DT a) (NN harbor)) (, ,) (NP (NN shoreline)) (, ,) (CC or) (NP (JJ moored) (NN vessel))) (PP (IN from) (NP (NP (DT the) (JJ destructive) (NN energy)) (VP (VBN associated) (PP (IN with) (NP (NN incident) (NN water) (NNS waves)))))))))))) (. .)))
The breakwater can be used by itself for protection of small structures or as a series of cylinders to protect a harbor, shoreline, or moored vessel from the destructive energy associated with incident water waves.
(ROOT (S (NP (NP (DT The) (NN name)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NP (JJ artificial) (NNS barriers)) (SBAR (IN that) (S (NP (NNS people)) (VP (VBP build) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB protect) (NP (NNS shorelines))))))))))) (VP (VBZ is) (ADJP (JJ breakwaters))) (. .)))