breaks no new ground and treads old turf like a hippopotamus ballerina 
(ROOT (VP (VP (VBZ breaks) (NP (DT no) (JJ new) (NN ground))) (CC and) (VP (VBZ treads) (NP (JJ old) (NN turf)) (PP (IN like) (NP (DT a) (NN hippopotamus) (NN ballerina))))))
(ROOT (VP (VP (VBZ ) (NP (DT ) (JJ ) (NN ))) (CC ) (VP (VBZ ) (NP (JJ ) (NN )) (PP (IN ) (NP (DT ) (NN ) (NN ))))))