( ( ( ( ( The earth ) rotated ) , ) and ) ( ( thus ( ( ( ( ( ( the stars ) , ) sun ) , ) and ) planets ) ) ( appeared ( to ( ( move around ) ( the earth ) ) ) ) ) )
(ROOT (S (S (NP (DT The) (NN earth)) (VP (VBD rotated))) (, ,) (CC and) (S (NP (RB thus) (NP (DT the) (NNS stars)) (, ,) (NP (NN sun)) (, ,) (CC and) (NP (NNS planets))) (VP (VBD appeared) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB move) (PRT (RP around)) (NP (DT the) (NN earth)))))))))
The earth rotated, and thus the stars, sun, and planets appeared to move around the 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))))))))