Complex sentence: Ivan Nathaniel Dixon III was born in Harlem, the son of a grocery store owner.Early on, Mr. Dixon lived in the brownstone at 518 W.150th St. in Harlem.
Split into simpler sentences: Ivan Nathaniel Dixon III was born in Harlem, the son of a grocery store owner. When he was young, Dixon lived in the brownstone at 518 W.150th St. in Harlem.