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: by most accounts , the instrument was nearly impossible to control.

SOLUTION: most people said that the device was very hard to control.

PROBLEM: gable also earned an academy award nomination when he portrayed fletcher christian in 1935 's mutiny on the bounty.

SOLUTION: in 1935 , gable was nominated for an academy award for his portrayl of fletcher christian in mutiny on the bounty.

PROBLEM: mark schatz has played bass regularly with the group since 2003.

SOLUTION:
mark schatz has played with the band since 2003.