cut through the layers of soap-opera emotion 
(ROOT (S (VP (VB cut) (PP (IN through) (NP (NP (DT the) (NNS layers)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NML (NN soap) (HYPH -) (NN opera)) (NN emotion))))))))
(ROOT (S (VP (VB ) (PP (IN ) (NP (NP (DT ) (NNS )) (PP (IN ) (NP (NML (NN ) (HYPH ) (NN )) (NN ))))))))