But, Slate protests, it was [Gates'] byline that appeared on the cover.
( But ( ( , ( Slate ( protests , ) ) ) ( it ( ( was ( ( ( -LSB- ( Gates ' ) ) ( -RSB- byline ) ) ( that ( appeared ( on ( the cover ) ) ) ) ) ) . ) ) ) )
(ROOT (S (CC But) (PRN (, ,) (NP (NNP Slate)) (VP (VBZ protests)) (, ,)) (NP (PRP it)) (VP (VBD was) (NP (NP (NP (NNP -LSB-) (NNP Gates) (POS ')) (JJ -RSB-) (NN byline)) (SBAR (WHNP (WDT that)) (S (VP (VBD appeared) (PP (IN on) (NP (DT the) (NN cover)))))))) (. .)))
Slate said that it was definitely not Gates' byline on the cover.
( Slate ( ( said ( that ( it ( ( was definitely ) ( ( not ( ( Gates ' ) byline ) ) ( on ( the cover ) ) ) ) ) ) ) . ) )
(ROOT (S (NP (NNP Slate)) (VP (VBD said) (SBAR (IN that) (S (NP (PRP it)) (VP (VBD was) (ADVP (RB definitely)) (NP (NP (RB not) (NP (NNP Gates) (POS ')) (NN byline)) (PP (IN on) (NP (DT the) (NN cover)))))))) (. .)))