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.

she agreed , and light was restored to the earth.
she agreed and light was restored to the earth.

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

tropical storms in arizona are infrequent , since the predominant storm track carries most storms that form in the eastern pacific either parallel or away from the pacific coast of northwestern mexico.
tropical storms in arizona are rare , since the main storm track carries most storms that form in the eastern pacific in another direction.