( ( The instrument ) ( ( ( ( can ( ( detect ( all elements ) ) ( with ( ( atomic numbers ) ( greater ( than beryllium ) ) ) ) ) ) and ) ( ( ( ( can , ) ( for example ) ) , ) ( ( distinguish ( between ( ( sulfides and ) sulfates ) ) ) ( because ( oxygen ( is ( detectable ( in sulfates ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) . ) )
(ROOT (S (NP (DT The) (NN instrument)) (VP (VP (MD can) (VP (VB detect) (NP (DT all) (NNS elements)) (PP (IN with) (NP (NP (JJ atomic) (NNS numbers)) (ADJP (JJR greater) (PP (IN than) (NP (NN beryllium)))))))) (CC and) (VP (MD can) (, ,) (PP (IN for) (NP (NN example))) (, ,) (VP (VB distinguish) (PP (IN between) (NP (NNS sulfides) (CC and) (NNS sulfates))) (SBAR (IN because) (S (NP (NN oxygen)) (VP (VBZ is) (ADJP (JJ detectable) (PP (IN in) (NP (NNS sulfates)))))))))) (. .)))
The instrument can detect all elements with atomic numbers greater than beryllium and can, for example, distinguish between sulfides and sulfates because oxygen is detectable in sulfates.
(ROOT (S (NP (NP (DT The) (JJ low) (JJ atomic) (NN number)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NN beryllium)))) (VP (VBZ allows) (S (NP (PRP it)) (VP (TO to) (VP (VB absorb) (NP (NNPS x-rays)))))) (. .)))