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 Q]: the wanted men were suspected of being in the wombat ranges north of mansfield , victoria.
[EX A]: the wanted men might have been in the wombat ranges north of mansfield , victoria.

[EX Q]: the story began as a sequel to tolkien 's earlier , less complex children 's fantasy novel the hobbit -lrb- 1937 -rrb- , but eventually developed into a much larger work.
[EX A]: the story started as a follow-up to tolkien 's earlier , simpler children 's fantasy the hobbit -lrb- 1937 -rrb- , but became a much larger wo.

[EX Q]: in 1798 , the helvetian republic was proclaimed and the lords from bern were ousted.
[EX A]:
in 1798 the helvetian republic was proclaimed and the lords from bern were ousted.