( Personification ( ( can ( be ( defined ( as ( ( giving ( human traits ) ) ( to animals ) ) ) ) ) ) . ) )
(ROOT (S (NP (NNP Personification)) (VP (MD can) (VP (VB be) (VP (VBN defined) (PP (IN as) (S (VP (VBG giving) (NP (JJ human) (NNS traits)) (PP (TO to) (NP (NNS animals))))))))) (. .)))
Personification can be defined as giving human traits to animals.
(ROOT (S (NP (JJ Adult) (NNS humans)) (VP (VBP lack) (NP (NP (DT some)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NP (DT the) (VBG defining) (NNS traits)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NNS chordates))))))) (. .)))