Complex sentence: The next day, Clare's father arrives to look for Clare to bring home for the holidays; the housemother Mrs. Mac (Marian Waldman) can't seem to help him and neither can Phyl or Barb.
Split into simpler sentences: The next day, Clare's father arrives to take her home for the holidays. The housemother, Mrs. Mac (Marian Waldman) can't seem to help him and neither can Phyl or Barb.