( ( As ( ( all things ) ( have ( an ( aetheric part ) ) ) ) ) ( they ( ( can ( be ( considered ( to ( be ( alive ( in ( some sense ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) . ) ) )
(ROOT (S (SBAR (IN As) (S (NP (DT all) (NNS things)) (VP (VBP have) (NP (DT an) (JJ aetheric) (NN part))))) (NP (PRP they)) (VP (MD can) (VP (VB be) (VP (VBN considered) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB be) (ADJP (JJ alive) (PP (IN in) (NP (DT some) (NN sense)))))))))) (. .)))
As all things have an aetheric part they can be considered to be alive in some sense.
(ROOT (S (NP (NP (NN Something)) (SBAR (WHNP (WDT that)) (S (VP (VBZ has) (NP (NP (DT all)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NP (DT the) (NNS characteristics)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NN life)))))))))) (VP (VBZ is) (VP (VBN considered) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB be) (ADJP (JJ alive))))))) (. .)))