Although small specialty shops were limited to a few items, such as those found in a traditional dressmaker or milliner's shop, department stores offered fixed prices and the convenience of returning purchases for exchange or cash.
( ( Although ( ( small ( specialty shops ) ) ( were ( limited ( to ( ( ( a ( few items ) ) , ) ( such ( as ( those ( found ( in ( ( ( a ( traditional dressmaker ) ) or ) ( ( milliner 's ) shop ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( , ( ( department stores ) ( ( offered ( ( ( fixed prices ) and ) ( ( the convenience ) ( of ( ( returning purchases ) ( for ( ( exchange or ) cash ) ) ) ) ) ) ) . ) ) ) )
(ROOT (S (SBAR (IN Although) (S (NP (JJ small) (NN specialty) (NNS shops)) (VP (VBD were) (VP (VBN limited) (PP (TO to) (NP (NP (DT a) (JJ few) (NNS items)) (, ,) (PP (JJ such) (IN as) (NP (NP (DT those)) (VP (VBN found) (PP (IN in) (NP (NP (DT a) (JJ traditional) (NN dressmaker)) (CC or) (NP (NP (NN milliner) (POS 's)) (NN shop))))))))))))) (, ,) (NP (NN department) (NNS stores)) (VP (VBD offered) (NP (NP (VBN fixed) (NNS prices)) (CC and) (NP (NP (DT the) (NN convenience)) (PP (IN of) (S (VP (VBG returning) (NP (NNS purchases)) (PP (IN for) (NP (NN exchange) (CC or) (NN cash))))))))) (. .)))
Small specialty shops had limited selections.
( ( Small ( specialty shops ) ) ( ( had ( limited selections ) ) . ) )
(ROOT (S (NP (JJ Small) (NN specialty) (NNS shops)) (VP (VBD had) (NP (VBN limited) (NNS selections))) (. .)))