Original sentence: A hypernym as a generic stands for a class or group of equally-ranked items...... such as tree does for peach and oak; or ship for cruiser and steamer.A hypernym is superordinate to a hyponym, and a hyponym is subordinate to hypernym.Whereas a hyponym is one of the items included in the generic, such as lily and daisy are included in flower, and bird and fish in animal
Edited sentence: A hypernym as a generic stands for a class or group of equally-ranked items such as tree does for peach and oak; or ship for cruiser and steamer.A hypernym is superordinate to a hyponym, and a hyponym is subordinate to a hypernym.Whereas a hyponym is one of the items included in the generic, such as peach and oak are included in tree, and cruiser and steamer in ship