( But ( this ( only ( ( ( works ( for ( stars ( so ( close ( to ( the earth ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( that ( they ( appear ( to ( ( move slightly ) ( as ( ( the earth ) ( goes ( around ( the sun ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) . ) ) ) )
(ROOT (S (CC But) (NP (DT this)) (ADVP (RB only)) (VP (VBZ works) (PP (IN for) (NP (NP (NNS stars)) (ADVP (RB so) (RB close) (PP (TO to) (NP (DT the) (NN earth)))))) (SBAR (IN that) (S (NP (PRP they)) (VP (VBP appear) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB move) (ADVP (RB slightly)) (SBAR (IN as) (S (NP (DT the) (NN earth)) (VP (VBZ goes) (PP (IN around) (NP (DT the) (NN sun))))))))))))) (. .)))
But this only works for stars so close to the earth that they appear to move slightly as the earth goes around the sun.
(ROOT (S (PP (IN From) (NP (NN earth))) (, ,) (NP (DT the) (NN sun)) (VP (VBZ appears) (NP (NN brighter)) (PP (IN than) (NP (DT any) (JJ other) (NN star))) (SBAR (IN because) (S (NP (DT the) (NN sun)) (VP (VBZ is) (NP (DT the) (JJS closest) (NN star))))))))