( ( ( The ( life cycle ) ) ( of ( the butterfly ) ) ) ( ( takes ( ( about six ) weeks ) ) . ) )
(ROOT (S (NP (NP (DT The) (NN life) (NN cycle)) (PP (IN of) (NP (DT the) (NN butterfly)))) (VP (VBZ takes) (NP (QP (RB about) (CD six)) (NNS weeks))) (. .)))
The life cycle of the butterfly takes about six weeks.
(ROOT (S (NP (EX There)) (VP (VBP are) (NP (NP (QP (CD four) (TO to) (CD six)) (NNS weeks)) (SBAR (S (VP (VBP are) (PP (IN in) (NP (NP (DT the) (NN life) (NN cycle)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NNS ladybugs)))))))))) (. .)))