As if this earth in fast thick pants were breathing.
( ( As ( if ( ( this earth ) ( in ( fast thick ) ) ) ) ) ( pants ( ( were breathing ) . ) ) )
(ROOT (S (PP (IN As) (PP (IN if) (NP (NP (DT this) (NN earth)) (PP (IN in) (ADVP (RB fast) (JJ thick)))))) (NP (NNS pants)) (VP (VBD were) (VP (VBG breathing))) (. .)))
The earth is not alive.
( ( The earth ) ( ( ( is not ) alive ) . ) )
(ROOT (S (NP (DT The) (NN earth)) (VP (VBZ is) (RB not) (ADJP (JJ alive))) (. .)))