Mr. Delaney is a victim of the confusion so often experienced by Latin students between the gerund, which is a neuter noun, active in meaning, and the gerundive, which is an adjective of similar form, but passive in meaning.
( ( Mr. Delaney ) ( ( is ( ( ( ( a victim ) ( of ( the confusion ) ) ) ( ( so often ) ( experienced ( by ( ( Latin students ) ( between ( ( ( the gerund ) , ) ( which ( is ( ( ( ( ( ( a ( neuter noun ) ) , ) ( active ( in meaning ) ) ) , ) and ) ( ( ( the gerundive ) , ) ( which ( is ( ( an adjective ) ( of ( similar form ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( , ( but ( passive ( in meaning ) ) ) ) ) ) . ) )
(ROOT (S (NP (NNP Mr.) (NNP Delaney)) (VP (VBZ is) (NP (NP (NP (DT a) (NN victim)) (PP (IN of) (NP (DT the) (NN confusion)))) (VP (ADVP (RB so) (RB often)) (VBN experienced) (PP (IN by) (NP (NP (JJ Latin) (NNS students)) (PP (IN between) (NP (NP (DT the) (NN gerund)) (, ,) (SBAR (WHNP (WDT which)) (S (VP (VBZ is) (NP (NP (DT a) (NN neuter) (NN noun)) (, ,) (ADJP (JJ active) (PP (IN in) (NP (NN meaning)))) (, ,) (CC and) (NP (NP (DT the) (NN gerundive)) (, ,) (SBAR (WHNP (WDT which)) (S (VP (VBZ is) (NP (NP (DT an) (NN adjective)) (PP (IN of) (NP (JJ similar) (NN form))))))))))))))))) (PRN (, ,) (CC but) (ADJP (JJ passive) (PP (IN in) (S (VP (VBG meaning)))))))) (. .)))
STudents studying language can get confused between active and passive words.
( ( STudents ( studying language ) ) ( ( can ( get ( confused ( between ( ( ( active and ) passive ) words ) ) ) ) ) . ) )
(ROOT (S (NP (NP (NNS STudents)) (VP (VBG studying) (NP (NN language)))) (VP (MD can) (VP (VB get) (ADJP (VBN confused) (PP (IN between) (NP (ADJP (JJ active) (CC and) (JJ passive)) (NNS words)))))) (. .)))