( ( Despite ( the rain ) ) ( , ( Gordon ( ( did ( little ( to ( ( relieve ( an ( ongoing drought ) ) ) ( in Georgia ) ) ) ) ) . ) ) ) )
(ROOT (S (PP (IN Despite) (NP (DT the) (NN rain))) (, ,) (NP (NNP Gordon)) (VP (VBD did) (ADJP (JJ little) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB relieve) (NP (DT an) (JJ ongoing) (NN drought)) (PP (IN in) (NP (NNP Georgia)))))))) (. .)))
Despite the rain, Gordon did little to relieve an ongoing drought in Georgia.
(ROOT (S (NP (NNS Droughts)) (VP (VBZ occurs) (SBAR (WHADVP (WRB when)) (S (NP (EX there)) (VP (VBZ is) (ADJP (JJ little) (PP (TO to) (NP (NP (DT no) (NN rain)) (PP (IN in) (NP (NP (DT a) (NN period)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NN time)))))))))))) (. .)))