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]: it is not known how much , if any , of this story is true , but historians do know that china was the first civilization to use silk.
[A]: it is not known how much story is true , but historians do know that china was the first people to use silk.


[Q]: sadomasochism 12 % of females and 22 % of males reported having an erotic response to a sadomasochistic story.
[A]: 12 % of females and 22 % of males reported having an erotic response to a sadomasochistic story.


[Q]: publications scope and preparation of the reports the ipcc reports are a compendium of peer reviewed and published science.
[A]:
publications scope adn creating of the ipcc reports are a blend of peer reviewed and published reports.