( ( Earth ( before ( ( ( the sun ) and ) ( stars 2 ) ) ) ) . )
(ROOT (NP (NP (NNP Earth)) (PP (IN before) (NP (NP (DT the) (NN sun)) (CC and) (NP (NNS stars) (CD 2)))) (. .)))
Earth before the sun and stars 2.
(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))))))))