of its assigned marks to take on any life of its own 
(ROOT (S (PP (IN of) (NP (PRP$ its) (VBN assigned) (NNS marks))) (VP (TO to) (VP (VB take) (PRT (IN on)) (NP (NP (DT any) (NN life)) (PP (IN of) (NP (PRP$ its) (JJ own))))))))
(ROOT (S (PP (IN ) (NP (PRP$ ) (VBN ) (NNS ))) (VP (TO ) (VP (VB ) (PRT (IN )) (NP (NP (DT ) (NN )) (PP (IN ) (NP (PRP$ ) (JJ ))))))))