TASK DEFINITION: This is a paraphrasing task. In this task, you're given a sentence and your task is to generate another sentence which express same meaning as the input using different words.
PROBLEM: why not end my misery now rather than drag out a few more wretched days in this dark pit ?

SOLUTION: why would n't i end my misery rather than stay in a gloomy dungeon with hunger ?

PROBLEM: in his experience , jobs were things that happened to other people .

SOLUTION: what involved his experience was something that happened to other people .

PROBLEM: i thought ellen would have made more progress by now .

SOLUTION:
i thought ellen had already made some progress .