( Subject ( ( matter ( wherein ( ( the ( scattered light ) ) ( is ( compared ( ( with ( -LRB- ( a -RRB- ) ) ) ( ( ( a ( standard light ) ) , ) ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( -LRB- ( b -RRB- ) ) ( a ( standard ( scattered light ) ) ) ) , ) ( ( -LRB- ( c -RRB- ) ) ( the ( ( directly transmitted ) ( light , ) ) ) ) ) or ) ( -LRB- ( d -RRB- ) ) ) ( with ( ( the light ) ( prior ( to ( its ( ( scattering or ) transmission ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( through ( the medium ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) . ) )
(ROOT (S (NP (NNP Subject)) (VP (NN matter) (SBAR (WHADVP (WRB wherein)) (S (NP (DT the) (JJ scattered) (NN light)) (VP (VBZ is) (VP (VBN compared) (PP (IN with) (PRN (-LRB- -LRB-) (NP (NNP a)) (-RRB- -RRB-)) (NP (NP (DT a) (JJ standard) (NN light)) (, ,) (NP (NP (NP (LST (-LRB- -LRB-) (NN b) (-RRB- -RRB-)) (DT a) (JJ standard) (NN scattered) (NN light)) (, ,) (NP (LST (-LRB- -LRB-) (NN c) (-RRB- -RRB-)) (DT the) (ADJP (RB directly) (JJ transmitted)) (NN light) (, ,))) (CC or) (PRN (-LRB- -LRB-) (NP (NNP d)) (-RRB- -RRB-)) (PP (IN with) (NP (NP (DT the) (NN light)) (ADVP (RB prior) (PP (TO to) (NP (PRP$ its) (NN scattering) (CC or) (NN transmission)))))) (PP (IN through) (NP (DT the) (NN medium))))))))))) (. .)))
Subject matter wherein the scattered light is compared with (a) a standard light, (b) a standard scattered light, (c) the directly transmitted light, or (d) with the light prior to its scattering or transmission through the medium.
(ROOT (S (NP (JJ Translucent) (NN matter)) (VP (VBZ transmits) (NP (ADJP (JJ light) (CC but) (JJ scatters)) (DT the) (NN light)) (SBAR (IN as) (S (NP (PRP it)) (VP (VBZ passes) (PRT (RP through)))))) (. .)))
Translucent matter transmits light but scatters the light as it passes through.