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.

he was initially offered a salary of $ 50,000 as well as a percentage of ownership of the company.
he was at first offered a salary of $ 50,000 as well as a share of ownership of the company.

its authorship is generally attributed to a person named obadiah , which means “ servant -lrb- or worshipper -rrb- of the lord ”.
its authorship is credited to a person named obadiah , which means “ servant -lrb- or worshipper -rrb- of the lord ..

scholarships , academic awards , flying eagle awards and improvement awards are given to students with outstanding academic achievements.

scholarships , academic awards , flying eagle awards and improvement awards are given to students who do very well in school.