--the teachers were much more, I guess, I don't know???
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(ROOT (PRN (: --) (S (NP (DT the) (NNS teachers)) (VP (VBD were) (ADJP (ADJP (RB much) (JJR more)) (PRN (, ,) (S (NP (PRP I)) (VP (VBP guess)))) (, ,) (SBAR (S (NP (PRP I)) (VP (VBP do) (RB n't) (VP (VB know) (NP (NNS ???)))))))))))
The teachers weren't nearly as scary as I expected.
( ( The teachers ) ( ( ( were n't ) ( ( nearly ( as scary ) ) ( as ( I expected ) ) ) ) . ) )
(ROOT (S (NP (DT The) (NNS teachers)) (VP (VBD were) (RB n't) (ADJP (ADJP (RB nearly) (RB as) (JJ scary)) (SBAR (IN as) (S (NP (PRP I)) (VP (VBD expected)))))) (. .)))