the plot 's contrivances are uncomfortably strained . 
(ROOT (S (NP (NP (DT the) (NN plot) (POS 's)) (NNS contrivances)) (VP (VBP are) (ADVP (RB uncomfortably)) (VP (VBN strained))) (. .)))
(ROOT (S (NP (NP (DT ) (NN ) (POS )) (NNS )) (VP (VBP ) (ADVP (RB )) (VP (VBN ))) (. )))