TASK DEFINITION: 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.
PROBLEM: a borough is an administrative division of various countries.

SOLUTION: a borough is an administrative division of various countri.

PROBLEM: its use spanned the golden age of latin literature — broadly the 1st century bc and the early 1st century ad — possibly extending to the silver age — broadly the 1st and 2nd centuries.

SOLUTION: its use have passed over the golden age of latin literature — broadly the 1st century bc and the early 1st century ad — possibly extending to the silver age — broadly the 1st and 2nd centuries.

PROBLEM: a small amount of matcha is placed into the bowl , traditionally using a bamboo scoop called a chashaku , then a modicum of hot -lrb- not boiling -rrb- water is added.

SOLUTION:
a small amount of matcha is placed into the bowl using chashaku which is a traditional bamboo scoop , then a little hot -lrb- not boiling -rrb- water is added.