Complex sentence: Jerald Franklin terHorst (pronounced "terHORST") was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, on July 11,1922, the son of Dutch immigrants who did not speak English until he was five years old.
Split into simpler sentences: Jerald Franklin terHorst (pronounced "terHORST") was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, on July 11,1922. The son of Dutch immigrants, he did not speak English until he was 5 years old.