it ends up falling short as a whole 
(ROOT (S (NP (PRP it)) (VP (VBZ ends) (PRT (RP up)) (S (VP (VBG falling) (ADVP (JJ short)) (PP (IN as) (NP (DT a) (NN whole))))))))
(ROOT (S (NP (PRP )) (VP (VBZ ) (PRT (RP )) (S (VP (VBG ) (ADVP (JJ )) (PP (IN ) (NP (DT ) (NN ))))))))