( ( ( ( solid 1 ) ( A state ) ) ( that retains ) ) ( ( shape ( independent ( of ( ( the shape ) ( of ( ( the container ) ( it occupies ) ) ) ) ) ) ) . ) )
(ROOT (S (NP (NP (ADJP (JJ solid) (NP (CD 1))) (DT A) (NN state)) (SBAR (WHNP (WDT that)) (S (VP (VBZ retains))))) (VP (VBP shape) (ADJP (JJ independent) (PP (IN of) (NP (NP (DT the) (NN shape)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NP (DT the) (NN container)) (SBAR (S (NP (PRP it)) (VP (VBZ occupies)))))))))) (. .)))
solid 1 A state that retains shape independent of the shape of the container it occupies.
(ROOT (S (NP (NNP Solid)) (VP (VBZ takes) (S (NP (CC neither) (NP (DT the) (NN shape)) (CC nor) (NP (NP (DT the) (NN volume)) (PP (IN of) (NP (PRP$ its) (NN container))))))) (. .)))