punched through by an inconsistent , meandering , and sometimes dry plot 
(ROOT (VP (VBN punched) (PRT (RP through)) (PP (IN by) (NP (DT an) (ADJP (ADJP (JJ inconsistent)) (, ,) (ADJP (VBG meandering)) (, ,) (CC and) (ADJP (RB sometimes) (JJ dry))) (NN plot)))))
(ROOT (VP (VBN ) (PRT (RP )) (PP (IN ) (NP (DT ) (ADJP (ADJP (JJ )) (, ) (ADJP (VBG )) (, ) (CC ) (ADJP (RB ) (JJ ))) (NN )))))