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.

snl is one of the longest-running network programs in american television history.
snl is one of the longest running american tv shows.

originally it was a part of the earldom of bentheim , before it became independent in 1454.
before becoming independent in 1454 , it was part of the earldom of bentheim.

some of the computer models suggested the weakening tropical storm could be absorbed by a developing low to the west , which a few days later became hurricane epsilon.
the computer program guessed that the weak storm could become part of a larger one , and it did and was named hurricane epsilon.