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 Input:
he commanded the 25th punjabis in india and hong kong and was promoted to lieutenant-colonel in 1910.

Ex Output:
he led the 25th punjabis in india and hong kong and became lieutenant-colonel in 1910.

Ex Input:
the race culminates with 750m on the smooth concrete of the large outdoor velodrome in roubaix.

Ex Output:
the race ends with 750m on the smooth concrete of the large outdoor cycling arena in roubaix.

Ex Input:
following heraclius , the title commonly became the greek basileus -lrb- gr.

Ex Output:
after heraclius , the title for most rulers became the greek basileus -lrb- gr.