Complex sentence: The Dictionary of National Biography, Sidney Lee, p.1169 On 12 November 1853, Martin suffered an attack of paralysis while painting depriving him of the ability to talk and to control his right arm.
Split into simpler sentences: The Dictionary of National Biography, Sidney Lee, p.1169 On 12 November 1853, Martin suffered an attack of paralysis while painting. The attack deprived him of the ability to talk and to control his right arm.