an effective portrait of a life in stasis 
(ROOT (NP (NP (DT an) (JJ effective) (NN portrait)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NP (DT a) (NN life)) (PP (IN in) (NP (NN stasis)))))))
(ROOT (NP (NP (DT ) (JJ ) (NN )) (PP (IN ) (NP (NP (DT ) (NN )) (PP (IN ) (NP (NN )))))))