( ( Primitive man ) ( ( used ( ( simple machines ) ( such ( as ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( the lever ) , ) ( the ( inclined plane ) ) ) , ) ( the pulley ) ) , ) ( the wedge ) ) , ) and ) ( the ( ( wheel and ) axle ) ) ) ) ) ) ) . ) )
(ROOT (S (NP (JJ Primitive) (NN man)) (VP (VBD used) (NP (NP (JJ simple) (NNS machines)) (PP (JJ such) (IN as) (NP (NP (DT the) (NN lever)) (, ,) (NP (DT the) (JJ inclined) (NN plane)) (, ,) (NP (DT the) (NN pulley)) (, ,) (NP (DT the) (NN wedge)) (, ,) (CC and) (NP (DT the) (NN wheel) (CC and) (NN axle)))))) (. .)))
Primitive man used simple machines such as the lever, the inclined plane, the pulley, the wedge, and the wheel and axle.
(ROOT (S (NP (DT A) (NN wedge)) (VP (VBZ is) (NP (NP (DT the) (NN name)) (PP (IN for) (NP (NP (DT a) (JJ simple) (NN machine)) (SBAR (WHNP (WDT that)) (S (VP (VBZ consists) (PP (IN of) (NP (CD two) (JJ inclined) (NNS planes)))))))))) (. .)))