Today, nothing remains except the foundations.
( Today ( , ( nothing ( ( remains ( except ( the foundations ) ) ) . ) ) ) )
(ROOT (S (NP (NN Today)) (, ,) (NP (NN nothing)) (VP (VBZ remains) (PP (IN except) (NP (DT the) (NNS foundations)))) (. .)))
Except for the foundations, nothing else still exists.
( ( Except ( for ( the foundations ) ) ) ( , ( ( nothing else ) ( still ( exists . ) ) ) ) )
(ROOT (S (PP (IN Except) (PP (IN for) (NP (DT the) (NNS foundations)))) (, ,) (NP (NN nothing) (RB else)) (ADVP (RB still)) (VP (VBZ exists)) (. .)))