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.

[EX Q]: there are claims that thousands of people were impaled at a single time.
[EX A]: there are claims that thousands of people were stabbed at once.

[EX Q]: the goaltender uses this glove to deflect shots.
[EX A]: the goaltender uses this glove to prevent goals.

[EX Q]: the county 's elevation decreases toward the east , with the lowest height in the siret river valley.
[EX A]:
the country 's elevation decreases towards the east , in the siret river valley.