Complex sentence: In the hydrolysis of an amide into a carboxylic acid and an amine or ammonia, the carboxylic acid has a hydroxyl group derived from a water molecule and the amine (or ammonia) gains the hydrogen ion.
Split into simpler sentences: In the hydrolysis of an amide, it is converted into a carboxylic acid and an amine or ammonia. The carboxylic acid has a hydroxyl group derived from a water molecule and the amine (or ammonia) gains the hydrogen ion.