The book was just one of their ploys.
1	The	the	DET	DEF	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	book	book	NOUN	SG-NOM	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	PAST	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	just	just	ADV	_	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	one	one	PRON	IND-P3SG	_	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	_	_	8	case	_	_
7	their	they	PRON	P3PL-GEN	_	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	ploys	ploy	NOUN	PL-NOM	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	Period	_	5	punct	_	_
