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.

[EX Q]: by most accounts , the instrument was nearly impossible to control.
[EX A]: most people said that the device was very hard to control.

[EX Q]: after receiving suspended sentences several times for anti-government activities , yun retired from politics in 1980 and focused primarily on cultural activities until his death from diabetic conditions and high blood pressure in 1990.
[EX A]: after receiving suspended sentences several times for anti-government activities , yun retired from politics in 1980 and focused mostly on cultural activities until his death from diabetic conditions and high blood pressure in 1990.

[EX Q]: after he explored this region in 1614 , dutch fur traders sailed up the connecticut river -lrb- then known by the dutch as versche rivier - " fresh river " -rrb- and built a fort at dutch point near present-day hartford , which they called " house of hope ".
[EX A]:
after he explored this region in 1614 , dutch fur traders sailed up the connecticut river , which was then known by the dutch as versche rivier- " fresh river " . there they built a fort at dutch point near the present-day hartford , which they called " house of hope ".