a pathetically inane and unimaginative cross between xxx and vertical limit . 
(ROOT (NP (NP (DT a) (ADJP (ADJP (RB pathetically) (JJ inane)) (CC and) (ADJP (JJ unimaginative))) (NN cross)) (PP (IN between) (NP (NP (NN xxx)) (CC and) (NP (JJ vertical) (NN limit)))) (. .)))
(ROOT (NP (NP (DT ) (ADJP (ADJP (RB ) (JJ )) (CC ) (ADJP (JJ ))) (NN )) (PP (IN ) (NP (NP (NN )) (CC ) (NP (JJ ) (NN )))) (. )))