Complex sentence: In 1928, while driving her cousin Dean Banks to flying lessons, she decided to learn to fly, and convinced her cousin's flight instructor, Ben Caitlin, a World War I veteran, of her desire that same day.
Split into simpler sentences: In 1928, while driving her cousin Dean Banks to flying lessons, she decided to learn to fly. Convincing her cousin's flight instructor, Ben Caitlin, a World War I veteran, of her desire that same day.