be missing a great deal of the acerbic repartee of the play 
(ROOT (S (VP (VB be) (VP (VBG missing) (NP (NP (DT a) (JJ great) (NN deal)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NP (DT the) (JJ acerbic) (NN repartee)) (PP (IN of) (NP (DT the) (NN play))))))))))
(ROOT (S (VP (VB ) (VP (VBG ) (NP (NP (DT ) (JJ ) (NN )) (PP (IN ) (NP (NP (DT ) (JJ ) (NN )) (PP (IN ) (NP (DT ) (NN ))))))))))