( It ( ( takes ( ( 248 ( Earth years ) ) ( to ( orbit ( the Sun ) ) ) ) ) ; ) )
(ROOT (S (NP (PRP It)) (VP (VBZ takes) (S (NP (NNP 248) (NNP Earth) (NNS years)) (VP (TO to) (VP (VB orbit) (NP (DT the) (NNP Sun)))))) (: ;)))
It takes 248 Earth years to orbit the Sun;
(ROOT (S (NP (PRP It)) (VP (VBZ takes) (PP (IN about) (NP (NP (CD one) (NN year)) (PP (IN for) (NP (NN earth))))) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB orbit) (NP (DT the) (NN sun)))))) (. .)))
It takes about one year for earth to orbit the sun.