John Paul Jones moved to America to avoid a trial that involved his handling of a mutiny.
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Correct.
John Paul Jones moved to America to avoid a trial that involved his handling of a mutiny.
John Paul Jones moved to America to avoid a trial that involved his handling of a mutiny.
Explanation:
This sentence is a complex sentence. It consists of two clauses, an independent clause ("John Paul Jones moved to America") and a dependent clause ("to avoid a trial that involved his handling of a mutiny"). The dependent clause cannot stand alone as a complete sentence because it relies on the independent clause to give it meaning.