( ( ( ( Hot spots ) ( on ( the ( on ( ( the ( earth 's ) ) surface ) ) ) ) ) ( -LRB- ( ( Aug. 1976 ) -RRB- ) ) ) ; )
(ROOT (NP (NP (JJ Hot) (NNS spots)) (PP (IN on) (NP (NP (DT the)) (PP (IN on) (NP (NP (DT the) (NN earth) (POS 's)) (NN surface))))) (PRN (-LRB- -LRB-) (NP (NNP Aug.) (CD 1976)) (-RRB- -RRB-)) (: ;)))
Hot spots on the on the earth's surface (Aug. 1976);
(ROOT (S (NP (NP (DT The) (NN surface)) (PP (IN of) (NP (DT the) (NN sun)))) (VP (VBZ is) (ADJP (RB much) (JJ hotter) (PP (IN than) (NP (NP (RB almost) (NN anything)) (PP (IN on) (NP (NN earth))))))) (. .)))