In this task, we ask you to rewrite a sentence in simple English without changing its general meaning. Essentially, you want to make the sentence easier to read by using simpler words, utilizing more straightforward sentence structures, and omitting non-essential information etc.

[EX Q]: Philosophy of mind is the branch of philosophy that studies the nature of the mind , mental events , mental functions , mental properties , consciousness and their relationship to the physical body .
[EX A]: Philosophy of mind is the branch of philosophy that studies the nature of the mind and how it is linked to the body .

[EX Q]: The City of Victoria , often called Victoria City or simply Victoria , was the " de facto " capital of Hong Kong during the British colonial period .
[EX A]: Victoria City is technically the capital of Hong Kong .

[EX Q]: When the need to process visual information as rapidly as possible arises , for example in an emergency situation , the visual system may operate only in shades of gray , with the extra information load in adding color being dropped .
[EX A]:
In certain cases when it is important to understand information very quickly , the visual system may drop the colors , and only work in shades of gray .