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.

[Q]: He was the first Chair of the British Association for Applied Linguistics , 1967 – 70 , and was instrumental in developing the field of applied linguistics in the United Kingdom .
[A]: He was the first chairman of the British Association for Applied Linguistics , 1967-70 .


[Q]: The scoring team then attempts a try or conversion , more commonly known as the point ( s ) -after-touchdown ( PAT ) , which is a single scoring opportunity .
[A]: After a touchdown , the scoring team attempts a try for 1 or 2 points ( see below ) .


[Q]: An IRCd , short for Internet Relay Chat daemon , is server software that implements the IRC protocol , enabling people to talk to each other via the Internet ( exchanging textual messages in real time ) .
[A]:
An IRCd , meaning Internet Relay Chat server program , is a program , server software that uses the IRC protocol .