( ( A government ) ( ( ( can not ) ( function ( by ( making ( knee ( jerk ( reflex pronouncements ) ) ) ) ) ) ) . ) )
(ROOT (S (NP (DT A) (NN government)) (VP (MD can) (RB not) (VP (VB function) (PP (IN by) (NP (NN making) (NN knee) (NN jerk) (JJ reflex) (NNS pronouncements))))) (. .)))
A government cannot function by making knee jerk reflex pronouncements.
(ROOT (X (NP (DT The) (`` ``) (JJ knee-jerk) ('' '') (NN motion)) (SBAR (IN that) (S (NP (NNS people)) (ADVP (RB involuntarily)) (VP (VBP perform) (SBAR (IN after) (S (S (VP (VBG being) (VP (VBN struck) (PP (IN in) (NP (NP (DT the) (NN knee)) (PP (IN in) (NP (DT a) (JJ certain) (NN way)))))))) (VP (VBZ is) (NP (NP (DT an) (NN example)) (PP (IN of) (NP (DT a) (JJ reflex))))))))))))