( ( The earth ) ( ( takes ( ( ( ( 23 hours ) and ) ( ( 56 minutes ) ( of ( solar time ) ) ) ) ( to ( ( make one ) ( ( ( rotation ( an ( its axis ) ) ) ( with respect ) ) ( to ( ( the stars ) ( -LRB- ( ( a ( sidereal day ) ) -RRB- ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) . ) )
(ROOT (S (NP (DT The) (NN earth)) (VP (VBZ takes) (S (NP (NP (CD 23) (NNS hours)) (CC and) (NP (NP (CD 56) (NNS minutes)) (PP (IN of) (NP (JJ solar) (NN time))))) (VP (TO to) (VP (VB make) (NP (CD one)) (S (VP (VBG rotation) (NP (DT an) (PRP$ its) (NNS axis)) (PP (IN with) (NP (NN respect))) (PP (TO to) (NP (NP (DT the) (NNS stars)) (PRN (-LRB- -LRB-) (NP (DT a) (JJ sidereal) (NN day)) (-RRB- -RRB-)))))))))) (. .)))
The earth takes 23 hours and 56 minutes of solar time to make one rotation an its axis with respect to the stars (a sidereal day).
(ROOT (S (NP (PRP It)) (VP (VBZ takes) (NP (NP (CD 24) (NNS hours)) (PP (IN for) (NP (DT the) (NN earth) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB make) (NP (NP (DT a) (JJ complete) (NN rotation)) (PP (IN of) (NP (PRP$ its) (NNS axis))))))))))) (. .)))