( ( b -RRB- ) ( ( ( -LRB- ( ( 6 pts ) -RRB- ) ) ( ( Near ( ( the end ) ( of ( the ( massive star ) ) ) ) ) ( s life ) ) ) ( , ( ( its core ) ( ( will ( attempt ( to ( ( ( fuse ( ( ( iron and ) collapse ) ( in ( the process ) ) ) ) , ) ( ( forming ( a ( neutron star ) ) ) ( during ( a ( supernova explosion ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) . ) ) ) ) )
(ROOT (S (LST (LS b) (-RRB- -RRB-)) (SBAR (PRN (-LRB- -LRB-) (ADJP (QP (CD 6) (CD pts))) (-RRB- -RRB-)) (S (S (VP (VBG Near) (NP (NP (DT the) (NN end)) (PP (IN of) (NP (DT the) (JJ massive) (NN star)))))) (VP (VBZ s) (NP (NN life))))) (, ,) (NP (PRP$ its) (NN core)) (VP (MD will) (VP (VB attempt) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB fuse) (NP (NP (NN iron) (CC and) (NN collapse)) (PP (IN in) (NP (DT the) (NN process)))) (, ,) (S (VP (VBG forming) (NP (DT a) (NN neutron) (NN star)) (PP (IN during) (NP (DT a) (NN supernova) (NN explosion)))))))))) (. .)))
b) (6 pts) Near the end of the massive star s life, its core will attempt to fuse iron and collapse in the process, forming a neutron star during a supernova explosion.
(ROOT (S (NP (NP (DT The) (NN core)) (PP (IN of) (NP (DT a) (NN star)))) (VP (VBZ collapses) (PP (IN during) (NP (DT a) (NN supernova))) (, ,) (S (VP (VBG forming) (NP (DT a) (NN neutron) (NN star))))) (. .)))