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.

[EX Q]: Although the Kansas Constitution was amended in 1986 to allow the sale of alcoholic liquor by the individual drink with the approval of voters , Lane County has remained a prohibition , or " dry " , county .
[EX A]: Although the Kansas Constitution was changed in 1986 to allow the sale of alcohol , Lane County is still a " dry " county .

[EX Q]: When no absolute majority of the court can agree on the basis for deciding the case , the decision of the court may be contained in a number of concurring opinions , and the concurring opinion joined by the greatest number of judges is referred to as the plurality opinion .
[EX A]: The concurring opinion joined by the greatest number of judges is called the plurality opinion .

[EX Q]: In phylogenetics , the crown group or crown assemblage of a collection of species consists of the living representatives of the collection together with their ancestors back to their most recent common ancestor as well as all of that ancestor 's descendants .
[EX A]:
A crown group is a group of living species and their ancestors back to the most recent common ancestor .