TASK DEFINITION: In this task, you're given a sentence and your task is to generate a simplified sentence that focuses on lexical paraphrasing from the original sentence given in the input.
PROBLEM: there are currently over six hundred linux distributions.

SOLUTION: presently , there are over six hundred kinds of linux.

PROBLEM: ornamental plants are typically grown in the flower garden or as house plants.

SOLUTION: ornamental plants are grown in a flower garden or used as house plants.

PROBLEM: in medieval england , the territories of lancashire and cornwall were made duchies , with certain powers accruing to their dukes.

SOLUTION:
in medieval england , the territories of lancashire and cornwall were made duchies , with certain powers given to their dukes.