Complex sentence: Claude Prosper Jolyot de Crébillon (February 14,1707-April 12,1777), French novelist, was born at Paris and was the son of the poet Prosper Jolyot de Crébillon.
Split into simpler sentences: Claude Prosper Jolyot de Crébillon (February 14,1707-April 12,1777), was a French novelist. Born at Paris, he was the son of the poet Prosper Jolyot de Crébillon.