... a weak and ineffective ghost story without a conclusion or pay off . 
(ROOT (NP (NP (, ...) (DT a) (ADJP (JJ weak) (CC and) (JJ ineffective)) (NN ghost) (NN story)) (PP (IN without) (NP (DT a) (NML (NML (NN conclusion)) (CC or) (NML (VB pay) (RP off))))) (. .)))
(ROOT (NP (NP (, ) (DT ) (ADJP (JJ ) (CC ) (JJ )) (NN ) (NN )) (PP (IN ) (NP (DT ) (NML (NML (NN )) (CC ) (NML (VB ) (RP ))))) (. )))