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