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(ROOT (S (SBAR (IN As) (S (NP (NN earth)) (VP (VBZ turns) (PP (PP (IN toward)) (CC and) (RB away) (PP (IN from) (NP (DT the) (NN sun)))) (NP (DT every) (CD 24) (NNS hours))))) (, ,) (NP (JJ different) (NNS areas)) (VP (VBP are) (PP (IN in) (NP (NN sunlight) (CC and) (NNS darkness))) (, ,) (S (VP (VBG causing) (NP (NN day) (CC and) (NN night))))) (. .)))
As earth turns toward and away from the sun every 24 hours, different areas are in sunlight and darkness, causing day and night.
(ROOT (S (NP (EX There)) (VP (VBP are) (NP (NP (QP (JJR fewer) (IN than) (CD 24)) (NNS hours)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NP (NN daylight)) (PP (IN in) (NP (NN alaska)))))) (PP (IN during) (NP (NP (DT each) (NN day)) (PP (IN in) (NP (NNP april))))) (SBAR (IN because) (S (NP (NP (NN earth) (POS 's)) (NN rotation)) (VP (VBZ causes) (NP (DT both) (NN day) (CC and) (NN night)))))) (. .)))