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.

Example Input: this is a list of german presidents since 1919 by longevity.
Example Output: german presidents since 1919 are listed by longevity.

Example Input: film director richard linklater discusses this novel in his film waking life , which begins with a scene reminiscent of another dick novel , time out of joint.
Example Output: richard linklater , who is a film director , has mentioned this book in his film waking life . this movie has a similiar opening scene to another book by dick , which is called " time out of joint ".

Example Input: he performed on a regular basis for white audiences in the 1900s.
Example Output:
he performed often for white audiences in the 1900s.