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.

[EX Q]: in 1934 , dupre succeeded charles-marie widor as titular organist at st. sulpice in paris , a post he held until his death in 1971.
[EX A]: in 1934 , dupre succeeded charles-marie widor as titular organist at st. sulpice in paris , he worked until his death in 1971.

[EX Q]: the storm weakened over land on august 26 to a tropical storm , but regained strength to hurricane status at 2:00 a.m. edt -lrb- 0600 utc -rrb- , approximately one hour after ending its passage through florida and entering the gulf of mexico.
[EX A]: one hour after entering the gulf of mexico , at 2:00 a.m. edt , the storm strengthened from a tropical storm to hurrican status.

[EX Q]: volunteers provided food , blankets , water , children 's toys , massages , and a live rock band performance for those at the stadium.
[EX A]:
volunteers gave food , blankets , water , children 's toys , massages , and a live rock concert for the people at the stadium.