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.

Example Input: a bastion on the eastern approaches was built later.
Example Output: a bastion on the eastern approaches were built later.

Example Input: he is especially known for his series the knickerbocker gang and his stories about the talking bike tom turbo.
Example Output: this author is famous for writing the knickerbocker gang and also for the stories about tom turbo , the bike that talks.

Example Input: vietnam war : four f-4c phantoms escorting a bombing raid at kang chi are the targets of antiaircraft missiles in the first such attack against american aircraft in the war.
Example Output:
vietnam war : four f-4c phantoms protecting a bombing raid at kang chi are shot at by antiaircraft missiles in the first attack against american aircraft in the war.