TASK DEFINITION: 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.
PROBLEM: Ministries are usually immediate subdivisions of the cabinet ( the executive branch of the government ) , and subordinate to its chief executive who is called prime minister , chief minister , president , minister-president or ( federal ) chancellor .

SOLUTION: Ministries are usually subordinate to the cabinet , and prime minister , president or chancellor .

PROBLEM: The atoms in molecules , crystals , metals and diatomic gases — indeed most of the physical environment around us — are held together by chemical bonds , which dictate the structure and the bulk properties of matter .

SOLUTION: The atoms in molecules , crystals , metals and diatomic gases are held together by chemical bonds .

PROBLEM: The natural sway motion of people walking caused small sideways oscillations in the bridge , which in turn caused people on the bridge to sway in step , increasing the amplitude of the bridge oscillations and continually reinforcing the effect .

SOLUTION:
The natural sway motion of people walking caused small sideways oscillations in the bridge .