TASK DEFINITION: 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.
PROBLEM: at four-and-a-half years old he was left to fend for himself on the streets of northern italy for the next four years , living in various orphanages and roving through towns with groups of other homeless children.

SOLUTION: at four-and-a-half years old he was left to fend for himself on the streets of italy for the next four years , living in orphanages and roaming through towns with other homeless children.

PROBLEM: the film stars al pacino , john cazale , chris sarandon , james broderick , and charles durning.

SOLUTION: al pacino , john cazale , chris sarandon , james broderick , and charles durning are stars of the film.

PROBLEM: on september 22 , the system had become more organized , and the national hurricane center mentioned the potential existed for tropical or subtropical development in the area.

SOLUTION:
the system had become more organized by september 22 and the national hurricane center mentioned the potential for tropical or subtropical development in the area.