This is a paraphrasing task. In this task, you're given a sentence and your task is to generate another sentence which express same meaning as the input using different words.

[EX Q]: why not end my misery now rather than drag out a few more wretched days in this dark pit ?
[EX A]: why would n't i end my misery rather than stay in a gloomy dungeon with hunger ?

[EX Q]: it grabs us and shakes us , opens our eyes .
[EX A]: he 'll wake us up , shake us up , he 'll open our eyes .

[EX Q]: you are cutting the branch you are sitting on !
[EX A]:
well , you 're cutting a branch yourself !