TASK DEFINITION: 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.
PROBLEM: The constitution settled the terms of Kansas ' admission to the United States , particularly establishing that it would be a free state rather than a slave state .

SOLUTION: The constitution said that Kansas would be a state without slavery .

PROBLEM: Crustaceans ( Crustacea ) form a large , diverse arthropod taxon which includes such familiar animals as crabs , lobsters , crayfish , shrimps , prawns , krill , woodlice , and barnacles .

SOLUTION: Crustaceans include crabs , lobsters , crayfish , shrimp , krill and barnacles .

PROBLEM: Lakshmi , the Hindu goddess of wealth , fortune and prosperity ( both material and spiritual ) , is the wife and active energy of Vishnu .

SOLUTION:
Vishnu 's wife is Lakshmi , the Hindu goddess of fortune .