Complex sentence: Shirley told the police she never smelled any natural gas, but her daughter thought she did recently, saying;'mommy, it smells like gas in here, like in the laundry room', recalled Shirley of their conversation.
Split into simpler sentences: Shirley told the police that she never smelled any natural gas, but her daughter thought she did recently. "She said,'Mommy, it smells like gas in here, like in the laundry room'," recalled Shirley of their conversation.