--the teachers were much more, I guess, I don't know???
( -- ( ( the teachers ) ( were ( ( ( ( much more ) ( , ( I guess ) ) ) , ) ( I ( ( do n't ) ( know ??? ) ) ) ) ) ) )
(ROOT (PRN (: --) (S (NP (DT the) (NNS teachers)) (VP (VBD were) (ADJP (ADJP (RB much) (JJR more)) (PRN (, ,) (S (NP (PRP I)) (VP (VBP guess)))) (, ,) (SBAR (S (NP (PRP I)) (VP (VBP do) (RB n't) (VP (VB know) (NP (NNS ???)))))))))))
The teachers were much more strict than high school.
( ( The teachers ) ( ( ( were ( much ( more strict ) ) ) ( than ( high school ) ) ) . ) )
(ROOT (S (NP (DT The) (NNS teachers)) (VP (VBD were) (NP (RB much) (RBR more) (JJ strict)) (PP (IN than) (NP (JJ high) (NN school)))) (. .)))