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.

[Q]: as iraq-kuwait relations rapidly deteriorated , saddam was receiving conflicting information about how the u.s. would respond to the prospects of an invasion.
[A]: as the iraq-kuwait relationship quickly became bad , saddam was getting different information about how the u.s would react to the idea of an invasion.


[Q]: the psychological state of sympathy is closely linked with that of compassion , empathy and empathic concern.
[A]: the psychological state of sympathy is linked closely with compassion , empathy , and empathic concern.


[Q]: italians know it for hosting a maximum-security prison -lrb- 1858-1998 -rrb- holding especially dangerous mafia criminals.
[A]:
italians know it for hosting a maximum-security prison holding dangerous mafia criminals.