the slow , lingering death of imagination 
(ROOT (NP (NP (DT the) (JJ slow) (, ,) (VBG lingering) (NN death)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NN imagination)))))
(ROOT (NP (NP (DT ) (JJ ) (, ) (VBG ) (NN )) (PP (IN ) (NP (NN )))))