captures an italian immigrant family on the brink of major changes 
(ROOT (S (VP (VBZ captures) (NP (DT an) (JJ italian) (NN immigrant) (NN family)) (PP (IN on) (NP (NP (DT the) (NN brink)) (PP (IN of) (NP (JJ major) (NNS changes))))))))
(ROOT (S (VP (VBZ ) (NP (DT ) (JJ ) (NN ) (NN )) (PP (IN ) (NP (NP (DT ) (NN )) (PP (IN ) (NP (JJ ) (NNS ))))))))