( ( ( ( ( ( The sun ) ( is ( ( much larger ) ( than ( the moon ) ) ) ) ) , ) but ) ( ( the moon ) ( ( ( is ( ( much closer ) ( to ( the earth ) ) ) ) , ) ( so ( they ( ( appear ( very ( nearly ( the ( same size ) ) ) ) ) ( in ( the sky ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) . )
(ROOT (S (S (NP (DT The) (NN sun)) (VP (VBZ is) (ADJP (ADJP (RB much) (JJR larger)) (PP (IN than) (NP (DT the) (NN moon)))))) (, ,) (CC but) (S (NP (DT the) (NN moon)) (VP (VBZ is) (ADJP (ADJP (RB much) (JJR closer)) (PP (TO to) (NP (DT the) (NN earth)))) (, ,) (SBAR (IN so) (S (NP (PRP they)) (VP (VBP appear) (NP (RB very) (RB nearly) (DT the) (JJ same) (NN size)) (PP (IN in) (NP (DT the) (NN sky)))))))) (. .)))
The sun is much larger than the moon, but the moon is much closer to the earth, so they appear very nearly the same size in the sky.
(ROOT (S (NP (NP (DT The) (NN sun)) (CC and) (NP (DT the) (NN moon))) (VP (VBP appear) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB be) (PP (IN about) (NP (NP (DT the) (JJ same) (NN size)) (PP (IN in) (NP (DT the) (NN sky))))) (SBAR (IN because) (S (NP (DT the) (NN moon)) (VP (VP (VBZ is) (ADJP (JJR smaller)) (PP (IN in) (NP (NN diameter)))) (CC and) (VP (VBZ is) (ADJP (ADJP (JJR closer)) (PP (TO to) (NP (NN earth)))) (PP (IN than) (NP (DT the) (NN sun))))))))))) (. .)))