Complex sentence: Burnett added to the ranch, acquiring Sausal Redondo for $29,500; by 1872, Burnett had a 25,000-acre ranch that rencompassed all of the land from what is now known as Playa del Rey to Lawndale and Redondo Beach.
Split into simpler sentences: Burnett added to the ranch, acquiring Sausal Redondo for $29,500. By 1872, Burnett had a 25,000-acre ranch that encompassed all of the land from what is now known as Playa del Rey to Lawndale and Redondo Beach.