lacking substance and soul , crossroads comes up shorter than britney 's cutoffs . 
(ROOT (S (S (VP (VBG lacking) (NP (NN substance) (CC and) (NN soul)))) (, ,) (NP (NNS crossroads)) (VP (VBZ comes) (PRT (RP up)) (ADVP (ADVP (JJR shorter)) (PP (IN than) (NP (NP (NNP britney) (POS 's)) (NNS cutoffs))))) (. .)))
(ROOT (S (S (VP (VBG ) (NP (NN ) (CC ) (NN )))) (, ) (NP (NNS )) (VP (VBZ ) (PRT (RP )) (ADVP (ADVP (JJR )) (PP (IN ) (NP (NP (NNP ) (POS )) (NNS ))))) (. )))