( Liquids ( ( have ( ( definite volume ) ( but ( ( no ( definite shape ) ) ( -LRB- ( ( instead ( , ( they ( take ( on ( ( the shape ) ( of ( the container ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) -RRB- ) ) ) ) ) ) . ) )
(ROOT (S (NP (NNS Liquids)) (VP (VBP have) (NP (NP (JJ definite) (NN volume)) (PP (CC but) (NP (NP (DT no) (JJ definite) (NN shape)) (PRN (-LRB- -LRB-) (S (NP (RB instead)) (, ,) (NP (PRP they)) (VP (VBP take) (PP (IN on) (NP (NP (DT the) (NN shape)) (PP (IN of) (NP (DT the) (NN container))))))) (-RRB- -RRB-)))))) (. .)))
Liquids have definite volume but no definite shape (instead, they take on the shape of the container).
(ROOT (S (NP (NN Liquid)) (VP (VBZ has) (NP (NP (DT a) (JJ definite) (NN volume)) (, ,) (CONJP (CC but) (RB not)) (NP (DT a) (JJ definite) (NN shape)))) (. .)))