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.

Local horses have won individual races of the Triple Crown series ; in 1978 Affirmed , bred and trained in Marion County , won all three races , boosting interest in the industry here .
In 1978 , Marion County-bred and -raised Affirmed won the Triple Crown .

The town is bounded on the north by the municipalities of Angat and Pandi ; portion of San Jose del Monte City on the south ; Norzagaray and other portions of San Jose del Monte on the east ; and the municipalities of Marilao and Bocaue on the western side .
It is surrounded by the towns of Angat and Pandi in the north ; by San Jose del Monte City in the south ; by Norzagaray in the east ; and by Marilao and Bocaue in the west .

The atoms in molecules , crystals , metals and diatomic gases — indeed most of the physical environment around us — are held together by chemical bonds , which dictate the structure and the bulk properties of matter .

The atoms in molecules , crystals , metals and diatomic gases are held together by chemical bonds .