Detailed Instructions: 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: the northern french half comprises the collectivite de saint-martin -lrb- collectivity of st. martin -rrb- and is an overseas collectivity of france.
A:
the northern french half is made up of the collectivite de saint-martin -lrb- collectivity of st. martin -rrb- and is an overseas department of france.