They were quite, tetanic in character."
( They ( ( ( ( ( were quite ) , ) ( tetanic ( in character ) ) ) . ) '' ) )
(ROOT (S (NP (PRP They)) (VP (VP (VBD were) (ADVP (RB quite))) (, ,) (VP (ADJP (JJ tetanic)) (PP (IN in) (NP (NN character))))) (. .) ('' '')))
They were tense in how they acted.
( They ( ( were ( tense ( in ( how ( they acted ) ) ) ) ) . ) )
(ROOT (S (NP (PRP They)) (VP (VBD were) (VP (VBN tense) (PP (IN in) (SBAR (WHADVP (WRB how)) (S (NP (PRP they)) (VP (VBD acted))))))) (. .)))