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.

Ex Input:
he reigned from 1804 to 1824.

Ex Output:
he ruled as king from 1804 to 1824.


Ex Input:
as iraq-kuwait relations rapidly deteriorated , saddam was receiving conflicting information about how the u.s. would respond to the prospects of an invasion.

Ex Output:
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.


Ex Input:
geography the caucasus mountains are generally perceived to be a dividing line between asia and europe , and territories in caucasia are alternately considered to be in one or both continents.

Ex Output:

the caucasus mountains are generally perceived to be a dividing line between asia and europe.