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]: by most accounts , the instrument was nearly impossible to control.
[EX A]: most people said that the device was very hard to control.

[EX Q]: spandau was given city rights in 1232.
[EX A]: spandau was made a city in 1232.

[EX Q]: in 1961 , she made her metropolitan opera debut as aida ; the following year she made her debut at the royal opera house with the same role.
[EX A]:
in 1961 , she made her city-based opera first appearance as aida ; the following year she made her first appearance at the royal opera house with the same role.