( ( ( ( The sun ) and ) stars ) ( ( ( appeared exactly ) ( as ( they ( ( do ( to us ) ) ( upon earth ) ) ) ) ) . ) )
(ROOT (S (NP (NP (DT The) (NN sun)) (CC and) (NP (NNS stars))) (VP (VBD appeared) (ADVP (RB exactly)) (SBAR (IN as) (S (NP (PRP they)) (VP (VBP do) (PP (TO to) (NP (PRP us))) (PP (IN upon) (NP (NN earth))))))) (. .)))
The sun and stars appeared exactly as they do to us upon earth.
(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))))))))