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.

[Q]: calvin baker is an american novelist.
[A]: calvin baker is an american story writer.


[Q]: ornamental plants are typically grown in the flower garden or as house plants.
[A]: ornamental plants are grown in a flower garden or used as house plants.


[Q]: they occupied an area which is now the independent cities of norfolk , portsmouth , chesapeake and virginia beach.
[A]:
they held the area known now as norfolk , portsmouth , chesapeake and virginia beach.