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: this structure is still used for determining the teams in the playoffs in the american hockey league.

A: the american hockey league still uses this format to determine playoff teams.
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Q: these works he produced and published himself , whilst his much larger woodcuts were mostly commissioned work.

A: his much larger woodcuts were commissioned work and the rest he produced and published himself.
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Q: he was also commissioned in 1944 by yehudi menuhin to write a sonata for solo violin.

A:
. he was also hired in 1944 by yehudi menuhin to write a sonata for solo violin.
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