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(ROOT (S (NP (NP (NP (CD One)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NP (DT the) (RBS most) (JJ common) (NNS elements)) (PP (IN in) (NP (NN nature)))))) (PRN (: --) (ADJP (RBR more) (JJ plentiful) (PP (IN than) (NP (RB even) (NN carbon)))) (: --))) (VP (VBZ is) (ADVP (RB also)) (NP (NP (CD one)) (PP (IN of) (NP (DT the) (ADJP (RBS most) (JJ basic) (S (VP (TO to)))) (NN life))))) (. .)))
One of the most common elements in nature -- more plentiful than even carbon -- is also one of the most basic to life.
(ROOT (S (NP (NNP Carbon)) (VP (VBZ is) (NP (NP (DT the) (ADJP (RBS most) (VBN found)) (NN element)) (PP (IN in) (NP (VBG living) (NNS organisms))))) (. .)))