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: a bastion on the eastern approaches was built later.
Example Output: a bastion on the eastern approaches were built later.

Example Input: this resulted in a vest with vertical stripes of white and navy-blue color.
Example Output: the result was a vest of white and navy blue stripes.

Example Input: kevin michael costner -lrb- born january 18 , 1955 -rrb- is an american actor , musician , producer , and director.
Example Output:
kevin michael costner is an american actor , musician , producer , and director . he was born on january 18 , 19.