In this task, we ask you to rewrite a sentence in simple English without changing its general meaning. Essentially, you want to make the sentence easier to read by using simpler words, utilizing more straightforward sentence structures, and omitting non-essential information etc.

[Q]: He was the first Chair of the British Association for Applied Linguistics , 1967 70 , and was instrumental in developing the field of applied linguistics in the United Kingdom .
[A]: He was the first chairman of the British Association for Applied Linguistics , 1967-70 .

[Q]: The 2016 United States presidential election in Maine was held on November 8 , 2016 , as part of the 2016 United States presidential election in which all 50 states plus the District of Columbia participated .
[A]: The 2016 United States presidential election in Maine was held on 8 November 2016 .

[Q]: Perspective ( from " to see through " ) in the graphic arts is an approximate representation , generally on a flat surface ( such as paper ) , of an image as it is seen by the eye .
[A]:
In graphic arts , perspective is the representation of how an image is seen by the eye .