( Time ( ( may ( be ( ( measured simply ) ( by ( ( dividing ( this rotation ) ) ( into ( twenty-four hours ) ) ) ) ) ) ) . ) )
(ROOT (S (NP (NNP Time)) (VP (MD may) (VP (VB be) (VP (VBN measured) (ADVP (RB simply)) (PP (IN by) (S (VP (VBG dividing) (NP (DT this) (NN rotation)) (PP (IN into) (NP (JJ twenty-four) (NNS hours))))))))) (. .)))
Time may be measured simply by dividing this rotation into twenty-four hours.
(ROOT (S (NP (NNS Bacteria)) (VP (MD may) (VP (VB divide) (NP (NP (QP (JJ several) (NNS times))) (NP (DT an) (NN hour))))) (. .)))