(S (S (NP (NP (BASENP (DT The) (NN eruption)) (PP (IN of) (BASENP (NN volcano) (NNP Tungurahua)))) (PP (IN on) (BASENP (NNP August) (NN 16)))) (VP (VBD destroyed) (NP (BASENP (JJ several) (JJ small) (NNS villages)) (PP (IN in) (BASENP (DT the) (NNP Ecuadorian) (NNP Andes)))))) (PERIOD .))