lend some dignity to a dumb story 
(ROOT (S (VP (VB lend) (NP (DT some) (NN dignity)) (PP (IN to) (NP (DT a) (JJ dumb) (NN story))))))
(ROOT (S (VP (VB ) (NP (DT ) (NN )) (PP (IN ) (NP (DT ) (JJ ) (NN ))))))