( ( ( Small animals ) ( like ( ( squirrels and ) chipmunks ) ) ) ( ( ( prepare ( for ( the ( long winter ) ) ) ) ( by ( ( ( ( ( storing food ) , ) ( growing ( thicker coats ) ) ) and ) ( building ( winter homes ) ) ) ) ) . ) )
(ROOT (S (NP (NP (JJ Small) (NNS animals)) (PP (IN like) (NP (NNS squirrels) (CC and) (NNS chipmunks)))) (VP (VBP prepare) (PP (IN for) (NP (DT the) (JJ long) (NN winter))) (PP (IN by) (S (VP (VP (VBG storing) (NP (NN food))) (, ,) (VP (VBG growing) (NP (JJR thicker) (NNS coats))) (CC and) (VP (VBG building) (NP (NN winter) (NNS homes))))))) (. .)))
Small animals like squirrels and chipmunks prepare for the long winter by storing food, growing thicker coats and building winter homes.
(ROOT (S (NP (NP (DT A) (NN squirrel)) (VP (VBG storing) (NP (NNS nuts)))) (VP (VBZ is) (VP (VBG preparing) (PP (IN for) (NP (NP (DT a) (JJ seasonal) (NN change)) (PP (IN in) (NP (DT the) (NN environment))))))) (. .)))