1. The Great Wall of China winds across the land.
It protects the country's farmland and villages.

The Great Wall of China, which protects/protecting the country's farmland and villages, winds across the land.

2. One afternoon, a young woman sadly returned home from the village.
Her name was Mulan.

One afternoon, a young woman named Mulan/whose name was Mulan sadly returned home from the village.

3. The great barrier is about to be crossed by an army of Huns.
The army was led by the ferocious Shan-Yu.

The great barrier is about to be crossed by Huns army, (which was) led by the ferocious Shan-Yu.

4. Mulan rode her horse.
She was disguised as a man.
Her horse was named Khan.

Disguised as a man, Mulan rode her horse whose name was/named Khan. or Mulan, disguised as a man, rode her horse whose name/named Khan.

5. A tiny dragon wanted to regain his position.
The dragon was named Mushu.
His position was a Guardian.
He guarded the Family.

A tiny dragon named Mushu wanted to regain his Family Guardian position or his position as a Family Guardian.

6. The crown was made for Queen Elizabeth.
Queen Elizabeth is the Queen Mother.
The crown was made for her coronation as queen consort.
The coronation was in 1937.

The crown was made for Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, for her coronation as queen consort in 1937.

7. The principal diamond is the Koh-i-Noor.
The diamond was set in the Maltese Cross.
The diamond was at the front of the crown.
The Koh-i-Noor means Mountain of Light.

The principal diamond set in the Maltese Cross at the front of the crown is the Koh-i-Noor which means Mountain of Light.

8. William the Conqueror ordered the building of fortifications.
The building was to help secure London.
London was the chief city.
The city was in his kingdom.

William the Conqueror ordered the building of fortifications to help secure London, the chief city in his kingdom.

9. Jung Chang spoke of the struggles.
Jung Chang is the author of the bestseller.
The bestseller is Wild Swans.
The struggles were of three generations.
The generations were of Chinese women.
The struggles were before and after the Communist revolution.

Jung Chang, the author of the bestseller Wild Swans, spoke of the struggles of three generations of Chinese women before and after the Communist revolution.

10. Lord Thomson happened to see a copy of the newspaper.
Lord Thomson was the British press baron.
Lord Thomson was stuck in Bangkok’s Oriental Hotel one day in 1963.
Lord Thomson waited for a delayed flight.

Lord Thomson, the British press baron who was stuck in Bangkok's Oriental Hotel one day in 1963 while waiting for a delayed flight, happened to see a copy of the newspaper. or

Stuck in Bangkok 's Oriental Hotel one day in 1963 while waiting for a delayed flight, Lord Thomson, the British press baron, happened to see a copy of the newspaper.

Source: Vessakosol, Pimpan. 2000. Sentence Composition. Thammasat University Press.