have made the old boy 's characters more quick-witted than any english lit 
(ROOT (VP (VBP have) (VP (VBN made) (S (NP (NP (DT the) (JJ old) (NN boy) (POS 's)) (NNS characters)) (ADJP (ADJP (RBR more) (JJ quick) (HYPH -) (VBN witted)) (PP (IN than) (FRAG (NP (DT any) (JJ english) (NN lit)))))))))
(ROOT (VP (VBP ) (VP (VBN ) (S (NP (NP (DT ) (JJ ) (NN ) (POS )) (NNS )) (ADJP (ADJP (RBR ) (JJ ) (HYPH ) (VBN )) (PP (IN ) (FRAG (NP (DT ) (JJ ) (NN )))))))))