Complex sentence: A 1940 film version of the novel was made with the actress Anne Shirley, and the novel also serves as the primary source for the 1987 television mini-series "Anne of Avonlea".
Split into simpler sentences: A 1940 film version of the novel was made with the actress Anne Shirley. The novel also serves as the primary source for the 1987 television mini-series "Anne of Avonlea".