In this task, we ask you to rewrite a sentence in simple English without changing its general meaning. Essentially, you want to make the sentence easier to read by using simpler words, utilizing more straightforward sentence structures, and omitting non-essential information etc.

[EX Q]: The 1930s ( pronounced " nineteen-thirties " , commonly abbreviated as the " Thirties " ) was a decade of the Gregorian calendar that began on January 1 , 1930 , and ended on December 31 , 1939 .
[EX A]: The 1930s was the decade that started on January 1 , 1930 and ended on December 31 , 1939 .

[EX Q]: The Olympic Committee of Serbia succeeded the NOC for Serbia and Montenegro in June 2006 , with approval of the Assembly of the Olympic Committee of Serbia and Montenegro .
[EX A]: The NOC for Serbia and Montenegro became the Olympic Committee of Serbia in June 2006 .

[EX Q]: Several factors conspired to merge the status of former slaves and former free farmers into a dependent class of such " coloni " : it was possible to be described as " servus et colonus " , " both slave and " colonus " " .
[EX A]:
Several factors conspired to merge the status of former slaves and former free farmers into a dependent class of such " coloni " .