Complex sentence: When he was 3 years old, his father died, leaving his mother, who could not speak, read or write English.to care for the family.For his part, he began selling newspapers at a corner movie theater at an early age of six.
Split into simpler sentences: When he was 3 years old, his father died, leaving his mother, who could not speak, read or write English. He began selling newspapers at a corner movie theater at an early age of six.