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

[Q]: the 1992 winter games were the last to be staged in the same year as the summer games.
[A]: the 1992 winter games were the last to be held in the same year as the summer games.

[Q]: on august 7 , 1953 , congress passed a law retroactively setting the date of ohio 's statehood at march 1 , 1803 , the date when ohio 's first legislature convened.
[A]:
on august 7 , 1953 , congress passed a law retroactively setting the date of ohio 's statehood at march 1 , 1803 , the date when ohio 's first general assembly convened.