where its recent predecessor miserably 
(ROOT (SBAR (WHADVP (WRB where)) (S (NP (PRP$ its) (JJ recent) (NN predecessor)) (ADVP (RB miserably)))))
(ROOT (SBAR (WHADVP (WRB )) (S (NP (PRP$ ) (JJ ) (NN )) (ADVP (RB )))))