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.
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Question: It was common for the Ernestine duchies to merge and split ; Ernest 's combined duchy was divided again after his death in 1675 , and the Duchy of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg proper came into existence in 1680 with the completion of this division and the accession of his eldest son , Frederick to the subdivision centered on the towns of Gotha and Altenburg .

Answer: The duchy was split up again after Ernest ’ s death in 1675 , and the Duchy of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg officially came into existence in 1680 when his eldest son , Frederick , took control of the parts of the country Gotha and Altenburg .


Question: Japan 's cadre of highly skilled carrier aircrews with which it began the war were , in effect , irreplaceable because of an institutionalised limitation in its training programs and the absence of a pool of experienced reserves or advanced training programs for new airmen .

Answer: Japan 's highly skilled carrier aircrews could not be replaced because the training programs could not produce enough new aircrew .


Question: John 3:16 ( chapter 3 , verse 16 of the Gospel of John of the New Testament ) is one of the most widely quoted verses from the Bible and has been called the most famous Bible verse .

Answer:
John 3:16 ( chapter 3 , verse 16 of the Gospel of John ) is a verse from the Christian Bible .