( ( The sun ) ( ( was hot ) - ) )
(ROOT (S (NP (DT The) (NN sun)) (VP (VBD was) (ADJP (JJ hot))) (: -)))
The sun was hot -
(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))))))) (. .)))