( ( Sun and ) ( ( stars ( before ( earth 3 ) ) ) . ) )
(ROOT (S (NP (NNP Sun) (NNP and)) (VP (VBZ stars) (PP (IN before) (NP (NN earth) (CD 3)))) (. .)))
Sun and stars before earth 3.
(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))))))))