( McCollum ( ( ( ( ( skinned ( the ( big reptile ) ) ) , ) and ) ( ( tacked out ) ( ( the skin ) ( for ( ( drying and ) curing ) ) ) ) ) . ) )
(ROOT (S (NP (NNP McCollum)) (VP (VP (VBD skinned) (NP (DT the) (JJ big) (NN reptile))) (, ,) (CC and) (VP (VBD tacked) (PRT (RP out)) (NP (NP (DT the) (NN skin)) (PP (IN for) (S (VP (VBG drying) (CC and) (VBG curing))))))) (. .)))
McCollum skinned the big reptile, and tacked out the skin for drying and curing.
(ROOT (S (NP (NP (NNP Dry) (NN skin)) (CC and) (NP (NNS scales))) (VP (VBP are) (NP (NP (NN part)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NP (DT an) (NN animal)) (SBAR (WHNP (WDT that)) (S (VP (MD would) (ADVP (RBS most) (RB likely)) (VP (VB be) (VP (VBN classified) (PP (IN as) (NP (DT a) (NN reptile)))))))))))) (. .)))