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]: the story began as a sequel to tolkien 's earlier , less complex children 's fantasy novel the hobbit -lrb- 1937 -rrb- , but eventually developed into a much larger work.
[EX A]: the story started as a follow-up to tolkien 's earlier , simpler children 's fantasy the hobbit -lrb- 1937 -rrb- , but became a much larger wo.

[EX Q]: in the manga , blaine is a former team rocket scientist who had combined the dna of mew with his own dna , creating mewtwo.
[EX A]: n the japanese picture-based book -lrb- s -rrb- , blaine is a former team rocket scientist who had combined the dna of mew with his own dna , creating mewtwo.

[EX Q]: harry potter is a series of seven fantasy novels written by british author j. k. rowling.
[EX A]:
harry potter is a group of seven fantasy books written by british author j. k. rowling.