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Rewrite each original sentence in order to make it easier to understand by non-native speakers of English. You can do so by replacing complex words with simpler synonyms (i.e. paraphrasing), deleting unimportant information (i.e. compression), and/or splitting a long complex sentence into several simpler ones. The final simplified sentences need to be grammatical, fluent, and retain the main ideas of their original counterparts without altering their meanings.
question:
It was at this time that she allegedly discovered the hiding place of three crosses used at the crucifixion of Jesus and the two thieves — Dismas and Gestas — who were executed with him.
answer:
At this time she supposably found the hiding place of the crosses used to crucify Jesus, Dismas, and Gestas.
question:
He performed on a regular basis for white audiences in the 1900s.
answer:
He performed regularly for white audiences in the 1900's.
question:
In 911, French King Charles the Simple was able to make an agreement with the Viking warleader Rollo, a chieftain of disputed Norwegian or Danish origins.
answer:
| In 911, French King Charles the Simple made a deal with Viking war leader Rollo (chieftain of argued Norwegian/Danish birth).
| 9 | NIv2 | task111_asset_sentence_simplification | fs_opt |
Rewrite each original sentence in order to make it easier to understand by non-native speakers of English. You can do so by replacing complex words with simpler synonyms (i.e. paraphrasing), deleting unimportant information (i.e. compression), and/or splitting a long complex sentence into several simpler ones. The final simplified sentences need to be grammatical, fluent, and retain the main ideas of their original counterparts without altering their meanings.
One example: From its inception, it was designated a duty-free port and vied with the neighboring Sultanate of Pattani for trade.
Solution is here: From the start, it was chosen to be a duty-free port to compete with the neighboring Sultanate of Pattani for trade.
Explanation: In this example complex words are substituted with simpler ones. The word 'start' has taken the place of 'inception' and the verb 'compete' is used instead of 'vie'.
Now, solve this: As of 2007, a maximum of two builders can be inducted in one year.
Solution: | As of 2007, up to two builders can be inducted a year. | 6 | NIv2 | task111_asset_sentence_simplification | fs_opt |
Given the task definition, example input & output, solve the new input case.
Rewrite each original sentence in order to make it easier to understand by non-native speakers of English. You can do so by replacing complex words with simpler synonyms (i.e. paraphrasing), deleting unimportant information (i.e. compression), and/or splitting a long complex sentence into several simpler ones. The final simplified sentences need to be grammatical, fluent, and retain the main ideas of their original counterparts without altering their meanings.
Example: From its inception, it was designated a duty-free port and vied with the neighboring Sultanate of Pattani for trade.
Output: From the start, it was chosen to be a duty-free port to compete with the neighboring Sultanate of Pattani for trade.
In this example complex words are substituted with simpler ones. The word 'start' has taken the place of 'inception' and the verb 'compete' is used instead of 'vie'.
New input case for you: Origins Initially a part of Urartu, Sophene became a province of the newly emerged ancient Armenian Kingdom of Orontids around 600 BC.
Output: | Origins: Once part of Urartu, Sophene became a province of the new Armenian Kingdom of Orontids around 600 BC. | 1 | NIv2 | task111_asset_sentence_simplification | fs_opt |
Rewrite each original sentence in order to make it easier to understand by non-native speakers of English. You can do so by replacing complex words with simpler synonyms (i.e. paraphrasing), deleting unimportant information (i.e. compression), and/or splitting a long complex sentence into several simpler ones. The final simplified sentences need to be grammatical, fluent, and retain the main ideas of their original counterparts without altering their meanings.
Q: This includes all natural and human accidents and errors and is calculated over roughly 160,000 Shinkansen trips completed.
A: All sorts of accidents are counted over all train trips taken.
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Q: In The Tomb of the Cybermen (1967), veins and brains were visible through the domed head of the Cyberman Controller and similarly, in Attack of the Cybermen (1985) and "The Age of Steel" (2006), the Cyber-Controller's brain is visible through the dome.
A: Veins and brains were visible through the domed head of the Cyberman Controller in he Tomb of the Cybermen (1967). Similar is seen in in Attack of the Cybermen (1985) and "The Age of Steel" (2006)
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Q: As of 2007, a maximum of two builders can be inducted in one year.
A: | As of 2007, up to two builders can be inducted a year.
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| 4 | NIv2 | task111_asset_sentence_simplification | fs_opt |
You will be given a definition of a task first, then an example. Follow the example to solve a new instance of the task.
Rewrite each original sentence in order to make it easier to understand by non-native speakers of English. You can do so by replacing complex words with simpler synonyms (i.e. paraphrasing), deleting unimportant information (i.e. compression), and/or splitting a long complex sentence into several simpler ones. The final simplified sentences need to be grammatical, fluent, and retain the main ideas of their original counterparts without altering their meanings.
From its inception, it was designated a duty-free port and vied with the neighboring Sultanate of Pattani for trade.
Solution: From the start, it was chosen to be a duty-free port to compete with the neighboring Sultanate of Pattani for trade.
Why? In this example complex words are substituted with simpler ones. The word 'start' has taken the place of 'inception' and the verb 'compete' is used instead of 'vie'.
New input: Many have distinct dietary preferences and regularly occur in close association with their food species.
Solution: | Many have specific food preferences. They regularly are close with their food species. | 0 | NIv2 | task111_asset_sentence_simplification | fs_opt |
Part 1. Definition
Rewrite each original sentence in order to make it easier to understand by non-native speakers of English. You can do so by replacing complex words with simpler synonyms (i.e. paraphrasing), deleting unimportant information (i.e. compression), and/or splitting a long complex sentence into several simpler ones. The final simplified sentences need to be grammatical, fluent, and retain the main ideas of their original counterparts without altering their meanings.
Part 2. Example
From its inception, it was designated a duty-free port and vied with the neighboring Sultanate of Pattani for trade.
Answer: From the start, it was chosen to be a duty-free port to compete with the neighboring Sultanate of Pattani for trade.
Explanation: In this example complex words are substituted with simpler ones. The word 'start' has taken the place of 'inception' and the verb 'compete' is used instead of 'vie'.
Part 3. Exercise
History U. S. President Woodrow Wilson first proclaimed an Armistice Day for November 12, 1919.
Answer: | U. S. President Woodrow Wilson proclaimed an Armistice Day for November 12, 1919. | 7 | NIv2 | task111_asset_sentence_simplification | fs_opt |
Rewrite each original sentence in order to make it easier to understand by non-native speakers of English. You can do so by replacing complex words with simpler synonyms (i.e. paraphrasing), deleting unimportant information (i.e. compression), and/or splitting a long complex sentence into several simpler ones. The final simplified sentences need to be grammatical, fluent, and retain the main ideas of their original counterparts without altering their meanings.
The park has become a traditional location for mass demonstrations.
The park is a traditional location for mass demonstrations.
The French word bourgeois evolved from the Old French word burgeis, meaning "an inhabitant of a town" (cf.
The French word bourgeois came from the Old French word burgeis, meaning "an inhabitant of a town".
The centrepiece is Cathedral Cave with the massive Altar Rock.
| The centrepiece is Cathedral Cave. It features the massive Altar Rock.
| 0 | NIv2 | task111_asset_sentence_simplification | fs_opt |
Rewrite each original sentence in order to make it easier to understand by non-native speakers of English. You can do so by replacing complex words with simpler synonyms (i.e. paraphrasing), deleting unimportant information (i.e. compression), and/or splitting a long complex sentence into several simpler ones. The final simplified sentences need to be grammatical, fluent, and retain the main ideas of their original counterparts without altering their meanings.
Q: The shared secret is either shared beforehand between the communicating parties, in which case it can also be called a pre-shared key.
A: The shared secret may be shared between the parties at the beginning, than it is called a pre-shared key.
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Q: The show expanded from a half-hour in length to one hour starting on December 1, 1975.
A: The show expanded from a half-hour in length to one hour on December 1, 1975.
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Q: Tresca alleged that, before she had disappeared, Poyntz had talked to him about her disgust over Joseph Stalin's Great Terror.
A: | Tresca said Poyntz talked about his disgust for Stalin's Great Terror before she disappeared.
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| 4 | NIv2 | task111_asset_sentence_simplification | fs_opt |
Given the task definition, example input & output, solve the new input case.
Rewrite each original sentence in order to make it easier to understand by non-native speakers of English. You can do so by replacing complex words with simpler synonyms (i.e. paraphrasing), deleting unimportant information (i.e. compression), and/or splitting a long complex sentence into several simpler ones. The final simplified sentences need to be grammatical, fluent, and retain the main ideas of their original counterparts without altering their meanings.
Example: From its inception, it was designated a duty-free port and vied with the neighboring Sultanate of Pattani for trade.
Output: From the start, it was chosen to be a duty-free port to compete with the neighboring Sultanate of Pattani for trade.
In this example complex words are substituted with simpler ones. The word 'start' has taken the place of 'inception' and the verb 'compete' is used instead of 'vie'.
New input case for you: The surname Christian is an Anglicization of the Manx name McCrystyn.
Output: | Christian is an Anglicization of the Manx name McCrystyn. | 1 | NIv2 | task111_asset_sentence_simplification | fs_opt |
Rewrite each original sentence in order to make it easier to understand by non-native speakers of English. You can do so by replacing complex words with simpler synonyms (i.e. paraphrasing), deleting unimportant information (i.e. compression), and/or splitting a long complex sentence into several simpler ones. The final simplified sentences need to be grammatical, fluent, and retain the main ideas of their original counterparts without altering their meanings.
Example Input: It is said to be electrogenic; a fish that has the ability to detect electric fields is said to be electroreceptive.
Example Output: A fish that can see electric fields is called electroreceptive.
Example Input: The northern French half comprises the Collectivité de Saint-Martin (Collectivity of St. Martin) and is an overseas collectivity of France.
Example Output: The northern French half contains the Collectivité de Saint-Martin. This is also called the Collectivity of St. Martin. It is an overseas collection of France.
Example Input: However, he was criticised for the UN's failure to act during the 1994 Rwandan Genocide, which officially left over 1 million people dead, and he appeared unable to muster support in the UN for intervention in the continuing Angolan Civil War.
Example Output: | He was criticised for the UN's failure to act during the 1994 Rwandan Genocide, which left over 1 million people dead. He appeared unable to get support in the UN for intervention in the continuing Angolan Civil War.
| 3 | NIv2 | task111_asset_sentence_simplification | fs_opt |
Rewrite each original sentence in order to make it easier to understand by non-native speakers of English. You can do so by replacing complex words with simpler synonyms (i.e. paraphrasing), deleting unimportant information (i.e. compression), and/or splitting a long complex sentence into several simpler ones. The final simplified sentences need to be grammatical, fluent, and retain the main ideas of their original counterparts without altering their meanings.
Input: Consider Input: All the bats admire him, and he claims to have caught two tiger moths which are known by all the others in the colony to be an extraordinary achievement by such a young bat.
Output: He says he has caught two tiger moths. This is said to be an extraordinary achievement for a young bat. So all other bats respect him.
Input: Consider Input: Bridges in the United States is a link page for any notable bridge in the United States of America.
Output: Bridges in the United States is a link page. It shows notable bridges built in the country.
Input: Consider Input: The term implies domination or humiliation of a rival, Naone, Erica (November 2008).
| Output: The term means embarrassing a rival, Naone, Erica.
| 2 | NIv2 | task111_asset_sentence_simplification | fs_opt |
Rewrite each original sentence in order to make it easier to understand by non-native speakers of English. You can do so by replacing complex words with simpler synonyms (i.e. paraphrasing), deleting unimportant information (i.e. compression), and/or splitting a long complex sentence into several simpler ones. The final simplified sentences need to be grammatical, fluent, and retain the main ideas of their original counterparts without altering their meanings.
Q: It is the fourth Metal Gear game produced and directed by Kojima and the direct sequel to Metal Gear Solid.
A: It is the fourth Metal Gear game produced and directed by Kojima. It is the sequel to Metal Gear Solid.
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Q: TDL Group announced in March 2006, in response to a request by Chief of the Defence Staff, General Rick Hillier, its commitment to open a franchised location at the Canadian Forces operations base in Kandahar, Afghanistan.
A: TDL Group reported in March '06, in responding to Chief of the Defense Staff, General Rick Hillier, its vow to open a location at the Canadian Forces base in Kandahar, Afghanistan.
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Q: Telephone cables ran through the tunnels, down the cliff and under the harbour to batteries on the other side.
A: | Telephone cables ran through the tunnels and under the harbor to batteries on the other side.
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| 4 | NIv2 | task111_asset_sentence_simplification | fs_opt |
Rewrite each original sentence in order to make it easier to understand by non-native speakers of English. You can do so by replacing complex words with simpler synonyms (i.e. paraphrasing), deleting unimportant information (i.e. compression), and/or splitting a long complex sentence into several simpler ones. The final simplified sentences need to be grammatical, fluent, and retain the main ideas of their original counterparts without altering their meanings.
United Nations career Lie led the Norwegian delegation to the United Nations conference in San Francisco in 1946 and was a leader in drafting the provisions of the United Nations Security Council.
United Nations career Lie led the Norwegian delegation to the United Nations conference in San Francisco in 1946. He was a leader in making the provisions of the United Nations Security Council.
Etymology and usage Lyric derives from the Greek word lyrikos, meaning "singing to the lyre".
Lyric comes from the Greek word lyrikos. Its translation is singing to the lyre.
PackageKit was created by Richard Hughes.
| Richard Hughes created PackageKit.
| 0 | NIv2 | task111_asset_sentence_simplification | fs_opt |
Rewrite each original sentence in order to make it easier to understand by non-native speakers of English. You can do so by replacing complex words with simpler synonyms (i.e. paraphrasing), deleting unimportant information (i.e. compression), and/or splitting a long complex sentence into several simpler ones. The final simplified sentences need to be grammatical, fluent, and retain the main ideas of their original counterparts without altering their meanings.
Q: Tracking northwestward, the depression moved ashore near Fort Walton Beach early on September 22, and shortly thereafter it dissipated over southeastern Alabama.
A: Moving northwest, the system came over Fort Walton Beach on Sept. 22, and then it broke apart over south Alabama.
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Q: It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Association Sportive SONABEL.
A: It is now used mostly for football matches. It is the home stadium of Association Sportive SONABEL.
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Q: SWOT Analysis is a strategic planning method used to evaluate the Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats involved in a project or in a business venture.
A: | SWOT Analysis is a strategic planning method used to evaluate the Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats of a project or in a business venture.
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| 4 | NIv2 | task111_asset_sentence_simplification | fs_opt |
Detailed Instructions: Rewrite each original sentence in order to make it easier to understand by non-native speakers of English. You can do so by replacing complex words with simpler synonyms (i.e. paraphrasing), deleting unimportant information (i.e. compression), and/or splitting a long complex sentence into several simpler ones. The final simplified sentences need to be grammatical, fluent, and retain the main ideas of their original counterparts without altering their meanings.
See one example below:
Problem: From its inception, it was designated a duty-free port and vied with the neighboring Sultanate of Pattani for trade.
Solution: From the start, it was chosen to be a duty-free port to compete with the neighboring Sultanate of Pattani for trade.
Explanation: In this example complex words are substituted with simpler ones. The word 'start' has taken the place of 'inception' and the verb 'compete' is used instead of 'vie'.
Problem: The term implies domination or humiliation of a rival, Naone, Erica (November 2008).
Solution: | The term means embarrassing a rival, Naone, Erica. | 4 | NIv2 | task111_asset_sentence_simplification | fs_opt |
Rewrite each original sentence in order to make it easier to understand by non-native speakers of English. You can do so by replacing complex words with simpler synonyms (i.e. paraphrasing), deleting unimportant information (i.e. compression), and/or splitting a long complex sentence into several simpler ones. The final simplified sentences need to be grammatical, fluent, and retain the main ideas of their original counterparts without altering their meanings.
Example Input: Atlantic hurricane seasons Pre-1600 1600s / 10s 1620s / 30s Observation data for years before 1492 is completely unavailable because record keeping was virtually non-existent in the pre-Columbian era, and any records that may have once existed have long since been lost.
Example Output: There is no observation data for years before 1492 because record keeping was not in the pre-Columbian era. Any records have long since been lost.
Example Input: Etymology This bird's name commemorates the American ornithologist George Newbold Lawrence.
Example Output: The bird's name honors George Newbold Lawrence, an American ornithologist.
Example Input: Terrorists have seized control of Las Vegas to instill widespread panic in both the public as well as law enforcement agencies, such as the National Security Agency, North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Rainbow, as well as the local SWAT.
Example Output: | Terrorists have seized control of Las Vegas. They are spreadingl widespread panic in both the public and law enforcement agencies.
| 3 | NIv2 | task111_asset_sentence_simplification | fs_opt |
Rewrite each original sentence in order to make it easier to understand by non-native speakers of English. You can do so by replacing complex words with simpler synonyms (i.e. paraphrasing), deleting unimportant information (i.e. compression), and/or splitting a long complex sentence into several simpler ones. The final simplified sentences need to be grammatical, fluent, and retain the main ideas of their original counterparts without altering their meanings.
Example input: From its inception, it was designated a duty-free port and vied with the neighboring Sultanate of Pattani for trade.
Example output: From the start, it was chosen to be a duty-free port to compete with the neighboring Sultanate of Pattani for trade.
Example explanation: In this example complex words are substituted with simpler ones. The word 'start' has taken the place of 'inception' and the verb 'compete' is used instead of 'vie'.
Q: Drammen is also the main harbor for car and fruit import in Norway.
A: | Drammen is the main entry point for car and fruit import in Norway. | 3 | NIv2 | task111_asset_sentence_simplification | fs_opt |
Rewrite each original sentence in order to make it easier to understand by non-native speakers of English. You can do so by replacing complex words with simpler synonyms (i.e. paraphrasing), deleting unimportant information (i.e. compression), and/or splitting a long complex sentence into several simpler ones. The final simplified sentences need to be grammatical, fluent, and retain the main ideas of their original counterparts without altering their meanings.
Ex Input:
This category contains articles related to motorways in the United Kingdom.
Ex Output:
This set of items has news stories that are similar to the motorways in the United Kingdom.
Ex Input:
Lanterns may be used for signaling, or as general light sources for camping.
Ex Output:
Lanterns can be used to send signals and as light sources.
Ex Input:
Annaser Benghazi is a Libyan football club based in Benghazi, Libya.
Ex Output:
| Annaser Benghazi is a Libyan football club. It is based in Benghazi, Libya.
| 1 | NIv2 | task111_asset_sentence_simplification | fs_opt |
Part 1. Definition
Rewrite each original sentence in order to make it easier to understand by non-native speakers of English. You can do so by replacing complex words with simpler synonyms (i.e. paraphrasing), deleting unimportant information (i.e. compression), and/or splitting a long complex sentence into several simpler ones. The final simplified sentences need to be grammatical, fluent, and retain the main ideas of their original counterparts without altering their meanings.
Part 2. Example
From its inception, it was designated a duty-free port and vied with the neighboring Sultanate of Pattani for trade.
Answer: From the start, it was chosen to be a duty-free port to compete with the neighboring Sultanate of Pattani for trade.
Explanation: In this example complex words are substituted with simpler ones. The word 'start' has taken the place of 'inception' and the verb 'compete' is used instead of 'vie'.
Part 3. Exercise
Annaser Benghazi is a Libyan football club based in Benghazi, Libya.
Answer: | Annaser Benghazi is a Libyan football club. It is based in Benghazi, Libya. | 7 | NIv2 | task111_asset_sentence_simplification | fs_opt |
Rewrite each original sentence in order to make it easier to understand by non-native speakers of English. You can do so by replacing complex words with simpler synonyms (i.e. paraphrasing), deleting unimportant information (i.e. compression), and/or splitting a long complex sentence into several simpler ones. The final simplified sentences need to be grammatical, fluent, and retain the main ideas of their original counterparts without altering their meanings.
[Q]: Eastman and Kotik performed together extensively in the early to mid 1970s.
[A]: Eastman and Kotik worked together a lot in early/mid 1970's.
[Q]: The Big Mac PPP exchange rate between two countries is obtained by dividing the price of a Big Mac in one country (in its currency) by the price of a Big Mac in another country (in its currency).
[A]: The Big Mac PPP exchange rate between two countries comes by dividing the price of a Big Mac in one country (in its currency) by the price of a Big Mac in another (in its currency).
[Q]: The monastery was entirely rebuilt by lord Smbat of the House of Orbelian, a branch of the Liparitids who were expelled to Armenia in the late 12th century from Georgia.
[A]: | The monastery was entirely rebuilt by lord Smbat of the House of Orbelian. The house was a branch of the Liparitids. They were expelled to Armenia in the late 12th century from Georgia.
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Given the task definition, example input & output, solve the new input case.
Rewrite each original sentence in order to make it easier to understand by non-native speakers of English. You can do so by replacing complex words with simpler synonyms (i.e. paraphrasing), deleting unimportant information (i.e. compression), and/or splitting a long complex sentence into several simpler ones. The final simplified sentences need to be grammatical, fluent, and retain the main ideas of their original counterparts without altering their meanings.
Example: From its inception, it was designated a duty-free port and vied with the neighboring Sultanate of Pattani for trade.
Output: From the start, it was chosen to be a duty-free port to compete with the neighboring Sultanate of Pattani for trade.
In this example complex words are substituted with simpler ones. The word 'start' has taken the place of 'inception' and the verb 'compete' is used instead of 'vie'.
New input case for you: Polydor Records is a record label currently headquartered in the UK, and is a subsidiary of Universal Music Group.
Output: | Polydor Record's headquarters in in the UK. It is owned by Universal Music Group. | 1 | NIv2 | task111_asset_sentence_simplification | fs_opt |
Given the task definition, example input & output, solve the new input case.
Rewrite each original sentence in order to make it easier to understand by non-native speakers of English. You can do so by replacing complex words with simpler synonyms (i.e. paraphrasing), deleting unimportant information (i.e. compression), and/or splitting a long complex sentence into several simpler ones. The final simplified sentences need to be grammatical, fluent, and retain the main ideas of their original counterparts without altering their meanings.
Example: From its inception, it was designated a duty-free port and vied with the neighboring Sultanate of Pattani for trade.
Output: From the start, it was chosen to be a duty-free port to compete with the neighboring Sultanate of Pattani for trade.
In this example complex words are substituted with simpler ones. The word 'start' has taken the place of 'inception' and the verb 'compete' is used instead of 'vie'.
New input case for you: The Association pour la taxation des transactions financières pour l'aide aux citoyens (Association for the Taxation of Financial Transactions for the Aid of Citizens, ATTAC) is an activist organization for the establishment of a tax on foreign exchange transactions.
Output: | The company ATTAC is a group that makes sure there is tax on other countries sales. | 1 | NIv2 | task111_asset_sentence_simplification | fs_opt |
Rewrite each original sentence in order to make it easier to understand by non-native speakers of English. You can do so by replacing complex words with simpler synonyms (i.e. paraphrasing), deleting unimportant information (i.e. compression), and/or splitting a long complex sentence into several simpler ones. The final simplified sentences need to be grammatical, fluent, and retain the main ideas of their original counterparts without altering their meanings.
Example Input: It is an F-type asteroid, which means that it is very dark in colouring (darker than soot) with a carbonaceous composition.
Example Output: It is a very dark F-type asteroid made of carbon.
Example Input: As the last album of the Scandinavian vocal music series, Pohjola produced a tribute to the Finnish legendary tango composer, Toivo Kärki on the album, Leivonen lumimyrskyssä (A Lark in a Snowstorm) (2006).
Example Output: The album Leivonen lumimyrskyssa (A lark in an snow storm) was the last album in the Scandinavian vocal music series. On this album, Pohjola created a tribute to the Finnish tango composer, Toivo Karki.
Example Input: Killzone 2 is a first-person shooter (FPS) for the PlayStation 3, developed by Guerrilla Games and published by Sony Computer Entertainment.
Example Output: | Killzone 2 is a first-person shooter (FPS) for the PlayStation 3. It was developed by Guerrilla Games and published by Sony Computer Entertainment.
| 3 | NIv2 | task111_asset_sentence_simplification | fs_opt |
Rewrite each original sentence in order to make it easier to understand by non-native speakers of English. You can do so by replacing complex words with simpler synonyms (i.e. paraphrasing), deleting unimportant information (i.e. compression), and/or splitting a long complex sentence into several simpler ones. The final simplified sentences need to be grammatical, fluent, and retain the main ideas of their original counterparts without altering their meanings.
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Question: The moon is very elongated, with its short axis 0.5 ± 0.1 times the long axis.
Answer: The moon is very elongated as its short axis is 0.5 ± 0.1 times longer than the long axis.
Question: He said he would attend a third questioning session soon upon his return to Israel ".
Answer: He said he would attend a third questioning session after his return to Israel.
Question: The Parlement law courts of ancien régime France are established.
Answer: | The Parliament law of ancient régime France are established.
| 7 | NIv2 | task111_asset_sentence_simplification | fs_opt |
Rewrite each original sentence in order to make it easier to understand by non-native speakers of English. You can do so by replacing complex words with simpler synonyms (i.e. paraphrasing), deleting unimportant information (i.e. compression), and/or splitting a long complex sentence into several simpler ones. The final simplified sentences need to be grammatical, fluent, and retain the main ideas of their original counterparts without altering their meanings.
Example Input: The band sought to recreate the recording experience of Still Life, and again entered the studio with minimal rehearsals, and no lyrics written.
Example Output: The band wanted to recreate a past recording experience. They went in to the studio without much practicing and no lyrics written.
Example Input: In the historiography of Japan, the Edo period from 1590 to 1868 is also sometimes referred to as the early modern period.
Example Output: In the historiography of Japan, the Edo period is from 1590 to 1868. It is sometimes called the early modern period.
Example Input: However, during his third appearance, Miller broke his collarbone in a fall.
Example Output: | However, during his third appearance, Miller fell and broke his collarbone .
| 3 | NIv2 | task111_asset_sentence_simplification | fs_opt |
Rewrite each original sentence in order to make it easier to understand by non-native speakers of English. You can do so by replacing complex words with simpler synonyms (i.e. paraphrasing), deleting unimportant information (i.e. compression), and/or splitting a long complex sentence into several simpler ones. The final simplified sentences need to be grammatical, fluent, and retain the main ideas of their original counterparts without altering their meanings.
[EX Q]: Scholarships, Academic Awards, Flying Eagle Awards and Improvement Awards are given to students with outstanding academic achievements.
[EX A]: Scholarships, Academic Awards, Flying Eagle Awards and Improvement Awards are given to students with great school achievements.
[EX Q]: TDL Group announced in March 2006, in response to a request by Chief of the Defence Staff, General Rick Hillier, its commitment to open a franchised location at the Canadian Forces operations base in Kandahar, Afghanistan.
[EX A]: TDL Group reported in March '06, in responding to Chief of the Defense Staff, General Rick Hillier, its vow to open a location at the Canadian Forces base in Kandahar, Afghanistan.
[EX Q]: The Lion King 1 ½ (also known as The Lion King 3: Hakuna Matata in some countries) is an American direct-to-video animated film released by Walt Disney Home Entertainment on February 10, 2004.
[EX A]: | The Lion King 1 1⁄2 (also known as The Lion King 3: Hakuna Matata in some countries) is an American direct-to-video animated movie published by Walt Disney Home Entertainment on February 10, 2004.
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Rewrite each original sentence in order to make it easier to understand by non-native speakers of English. You can do so by replacing complex words with simpler synonyms (i.e. paraphrasing), deleting unimportant information (i.e. compression), and/or splitting a long complex sentence into several simpler ones. The final simplified sentences need to be grammatical, fluent, and retain the main ideas of their original counterparts without altering their meanings.
The show expanded from a half-hour in length to one hour starting on December 1, 1975.
The show expanded from a half-hour in length to one hour on December 1, 1975.
The color has been speculated to be due to organic compounds on its surface.
The color might be due to organic compounds on its surface.
It is theorized that they made up for this deficiency by regularly eating thiamine-rich soba.
| They cured their thiamine insufficiency with soba.
| 0 | NIv2 | task111_asset_sentence_simplification | fs_opt |
Rewrite each original sentence in order to make it easier to understand by non-native speakers of English. You can do so by replacing complex words with simpler synonyms (i.e. paraphrasing), deleting unimportant information (i.e. compression), and/or splitting a long complex sentence into several simpler ones. The final simplified sentences need to be grammatical, fluent, and retain the main ideas of their original counterparts without altering their meanings.
The first minaret was constructed in 665 in Basra during the reign of the Umayyad caliph Muawiyah I. Muawiyah encouraged the construction of minarets, as they were supposed to bring mosques on par with Christian churches with their bell towers.
The first minaret was built in 665 in Basra when Muawiyah was in power. Muawiyah wanted to built minarets, because they would make mosques look as good as Christian churches with their bell towers.
92 1287 to 1298 Emperor Fushimi Hirohito Traditional dates.
The tradition dates of Emperor Fushimi Hirohito are 9/2 from 1287 to 1298
The film is mainly based on Robert Drewe's book Our Sunshine.
| The movie is based on Robert Drewe's book Our Sunshine.
| 0 | NIv2 | task111_asset_sentence_simplification | fs_opt |
Part 1. Definition
Rewrite each original sentence in order to make it easier to understand by non-native speakers of English. You can do so by replacing complex words with simpler synonyms (i.e. paraphrasing), deleting unimportant information (i.e. compression), and/or splitting a long complex sentence into several simpler ones. The final simplified sentences need to be grammatical, fluent, and retain the main ideas of their original counterparts without altering their meanings.
Part 2. Example
From its inception, it was designated a duty-free port and vied with the neighboring Sultanate of Pattani for trade.
Answer: From the start, it was chosen to be a duty-free port to compete with the neighboring Sultanate of Pattani for trade.
Explanation: In this example complex words are substituted with simpler ones. The word 'start' has taken the place of 'inception' and the verb 'compete' is used instead of 'vie'.
Part 3. Exercise
The Parlement law courts of ancien régime France are established.
Answer: | The Parliament law of ancient régime France are established. | 7 | NIv2 | task111_asset_sentence_simplification | fs_opt |
Rewrite each original sentence in order to make it easier to understand by non-native speakers of English. You can do so by replacing complex words with simpler synonyms (i.e. paraphrasing), deleting unimportant information (i.e. compression), and/or splitting a long complex sentence into several simpler ones. The final simplified sentences need to be grammatical, fluent, and retain the main ideas of their original counterparts without altering their meanings.
Q: However the registration law changed in 2006 and since March 2007 official vehicles have got standard number plates.
A: Official vehicles have not gotten standard plate numbers since 2006 because of the change of registration law in 2006.
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Q: The track, then known as "Loving You", was largely improvisational and featured a wealth of sound effects and samples from science fiction radio plays, nature sounds, and Minnie Riperton's "Lovin 'You".
A: The track, then known as "Loving You", was mostly improvised. It featured many sound effects and samples from science fiction radio plays, nature sounds, and Minnie Riperton's "Lovin 'You".
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Q: From 1911 on, Rij-Rousseau exhibited her works in Salon d'Automne, Salon des Indépendants and Salon Tuileries.
A: | Rij-Rousseau showed her works in Salon d'Automne, Salon des Indépendants and Salon Tuileries.
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| 4 | NIv2 | task111_asset_sentence_simplification | fs_opt |
Rewrite each original sentence in order to make it easier to understand by non-native speakers of English. You can do so by replacing complex words with simpler synonyms (i.e. paraphrasing), deleting unimportant information (i.e. compression), and/or splitting a long complex sentence into several simpler ones. The final simplified sentences need to be grammatical, fluent, and retain the main ideas of their original counterparts without altering their meanings.
Example: From its inception, it was designated a duty-free port and vied with the neighboring Sultanate of Pattani for trade.
Example solution: From the start, it was chosen to be a duty-free port to compete with the neighboring Sultanate of Pattani for trade.
Example explanation: In this example complex words are substituted with simpler ones. The word 'start' has taken the place of 'inception' and the verb 'compete' is used instead of 'vie'.
Problem: The account of Ninigi no Mikoto being sent to earth appears in the Nihon Shoki.
| Solution: The story about Ninigi no Mikoto going to Earth was written in the Nihon Shoki. | 5 | NIv2 | task111_asset_sentence_simplification | fs_opt |
Rewrite each original sentence in order to make it easier to understand by non-native speakers of English. You can do so by replacing complex words with simpler synonyms (i.e. paraphrasing), deleting unimportant information (i.e. compression), and/or splitting a long complex sentence into several simpler ones. The final simplified sentences need to be grammatical, fluent, and retain the main ideas of their original counterparts without altering their meanings.
The name derives from the Nahuatl word for the shrub, achiotl.
he name comes from the Nahuatl word for the shrub, achiotl.
August 22 Hurricane Bill weakens to a Category 1 hurricane.
Hurricane Bill weakened into a Category 1.
Bury St Edmunds is terminus of the A1101, Great Britain's lowest road.
| Bury St Edmunds is the end of the A1101. It is Great Britain's lowest road.
| 0 | NIv2 | task111_asset_sentence_simplification | fs_opt |
Rewrite each original sentence in order to make it easier to understand by non-native speakers of English. You can do so by replacing complex words with simpler synonyms (i.e. paraphrasing), deleting unimportant information (i.e. compression), and/or splitting a long complex sentence into several simpler ones. The final simplified sentences need to be grammatical, fluent, and retain the main ideas of their original counterparts without altering their meanings.
Example: From its inception, it was designated a duty-free port and vied with the neighboring Sultanate of Pattani for trade.
Example solution: From the start, it was chosen to be a duty-free port to compete with the neighboring Sultanate of Pattani for trade.
Example explanation: In this example complex words are substituted with simpler ones. The word 'start' has taken the place of 'inception' and the verb 'compete' is used instead of 'vie'.
Problem: In the a mathematics, a product is the result of multiplying, or an expression that identifies factors to be multiplied.
| Solution: In math, a product is the result of multiplying or an expression that identifies units for multiplication. | 5 | NIv2 | task111_asset_sentence_simplification | fs_opt |
Rewrite each original sentence in order to make it easier to understand by non-native speakers of English. You can do so by replacing complex words with simpler synonyms (i.e. paraphrasing), deleting unimportant information (i.e. compression), and/or splitting a long complex sentence into several simpler ones. The final simplified sentences need to be grammatical, fluent, and retain the main ideas of their original counterparts without altering their meanings.
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Question: Piper later landed a role in a television commercial promoting the pop magazine Smash Hits.
Answer: Piper was later on a TV commercial for the pop magazine Smash Hits.
Question: He was initially offered a salary of $50,000 as well as a percentage of ownership of the company.
Answer: He was offered a $50,000 salary and a percentage ownership of the company.
Question: They make up the families Tupaiidae and Ptilocercidae and the entire order Scandentia.
Answer: | They make up the Tupaiidae, Ptilocercidae, and Scandentia families.
| 7 | NIv2 | task111_asset_sentence_simplification | fs_opt |
Given the task definition, example input & output, solve the new input case.
Rewrite each original sentence in order to make it easier to understand by non-native speakers of English. You can do so by replacing complex words with simpler synonyms (i.e. paraphrasing), deleting unimportant information (i.e. compression), and/or splitting a long complex sentence into several simpler ones. The final simplified sentences need to be grammatical, fluent, and retain the main ideas of their original counterparts without altering their meanings.
Example: From its inception, it was designated a duty-free port and vied with the neighboring Sultanate of Pattani for trade.
Output: From the start, it was chosen to be a duty-free port to compete with the neighboring Sultanate of Pattani for trade.
In this example complex words are substituted with simpler ones. The word 'start' has taken the place of 'inception' and the verb 'compete' is used instead of 'vie'.
New input case for you: George Bernard Shaw (26 July 1856 2 November 1950) was an Irish playwright.
Output: | George Bernard Shaw was an Irish playwright. | 1 | NIv2 | task111_asset_sentence_simplification | fs_opt |
Rewrite each original sentence in order to make it easier to understand by non-native speakers of English. You can do so by replacing complex words with simpler synonyms (i.e. paraphrasing), deleting unimportant information (i.e. compression), and/or splitting a long complex sentence into several simpler ones. The final simplified sentences need to be grammatical, fluent, and retain the main ideas of their original counterparts without altering their meanings.
One example is below.
Q: From its inception, it was designated a duty-free port and vied with the neighboring Sultanate of Pattani for trade.
A: From the start, it was chosen to be a duty-free port to compete with the neighboring Sultanate of Pattani for trade.
Rationale: In this example complex words are substituted with simpler ones. The word 'start' has taken the place of 'inception' and the verb 'compete' is used instead of 'vie'.
Q: During the early 1960s, Love first crossed paths with Jim Henson through Don Sahlin, who urged him to meet with Henson.
A: | Love first met Jim Henson in the early 1960s through Don Sahlin, who urged him to meet with Henson. | 9 | NIv2 | task111_asset_sentence_simplification | fs_opt |
Rewrite each original sentence in order to make it easier to understand by non-native speakers of English. You can do so by replacing complex words with simpler synonyms (i.e. paraphrasing), deleting unimportant information (i.e. compression), and/or splitting a long complex sentence into several simpler ones. The final simplified sentences need to be grammatical, fluent, and retain the main ideas of their original counterparts without altering their meanings.
Ex Input:
Bollywood plots have tended to be melodramatic.
Ex Output:
Bollywood plots are usually dramatic.
Ex Input:
Under the 1862 Police Regulation Act Pottinger was appointed an inspector of police for the Western District.
Ex Output:
Pottinger was a police inspector in the Western District.
Ex Input:
Nearctic (1954 1973) was an Canadian-bred Hall of Fame Thoroughbred racehorse.
Ex Output:
| Nearctic lived 1954 to 1973. He was a Canadian Hall of Fame Thoroughbred racehorse.
| 1 | NIv2 | task111_asset_sentence_simplification | fs_opt |
Rewrite each original sentence in order to make it easier to understand by non-native speakers of English. You can do so by replacing complex words with simpler synonyms (i.e. paraphrasing), deleting unimportant information (i.e. compression), and/or splitting a long complex sentence into several simpler ones. The final simplified sentences need to be grammatical, fluent, and retain the main ideas of their original counterparts without altering their meanings.
Example input: From its inception, it was designated a duty-free port and vied with the neighboring Sultanate of Pattani for trade.
Example output: From the start, it was chosen to be a duty-free port to compete with the neighboring Sultanate of Pattani for trade.
Example explanation: In this example complex words are substituted with simpler ones. The word 'start' has taken the place of 'inception' and the verb 'compete' is used instead of 'vie'.
Q: In common with The Beatles, they came from Liverpool and were managed by Brian Epstein.
A: | Similarities with The Beatles included coming from Liverpool and being managed by Brian Epstein. | 3 | NIv2 | task111_asset_sentence_simplification | fs_opt |
TASK DEFINITION: Rewrite each original sentence in order to make it easier to understand by non-native speakers of English. You can do so by replacing complex words with simpler synonyms (i.e. paraphrasing), deleting unimportant information (i.e. compression), and/or splitting a long complex sentence into several simpler ones. The final simplified sentences need to be grammatical, fluent, and retain the main ideas of their original counterparts without altering their meanings.
PROBLEM: As recently as 1967, the World Health Organization estimated that 15 million people contracted the disease and that two million died in that year.
SOLUTION: In 1967, the World Health Organization believe that 15 million people caught the disease and 2 million died that year.
PROBLEM: They are most often cyclonic, that is, associated with a localized low-pressure region within a severe thunderstorm.
SOLUTION: They are most often cyclonic. They are usually associated with a localized low-pressure region in a bad thunderstorm.
PROBLEM: Baduhennna is solely attested by Tacitus' Annals where Tacitus records that a grove in Frisia was dedicated to her, and that near this grove 900 Roman prisoners were killed in 28 CE.
SOLUTION: | Baduhennna is solely attested by Tacitus' Annals. Tacitus records that a grove in Frisia was dedicated to her, and that near this grove 900 Roman prisoners were killed in 28 CE.
| 8 | NIv2 | task111_asset_sentence_simplification | fs_opt |
Rewrite each original sentence in order to make it easier to understand by non-native speakers of English. You can do so by replacing complex words with simpler synonyms (i.e. paraphrasing), deleting unimportant information (i.e. compression), and/or splitting a long complex sentence into several simpler ones. The final simplified sentences need to be grammatical, fluent, and retain the main ideas of their original counterparts without altering their meanings.
One example is below.
Q: From its inception, it was designated a duty-free port and vied with the neighboring Sultanate of Pattani for trade.
A: From the start, it was chosen to be a duty-free port to compete with the neighboring Sultanate of Pattani for trade.
Rationale: In this example complex words are substituted with simpler ones. The word 'start' has taken the place of 'inception' and the verb 'compete' is used instead of 'vie'.
Q: While there, he appeared in several plays, including Macbeth, The Threepenny Opera and Henry V, in which he played the title role.
A: | He appeared in Macbeth, The Threepenny Opera and Henry V in which he played the title role while he was there. | 9 | NIv2 | task111_asset_sentence_simplification | fs_opt |
Rewrite each original sentence in order to make it easier to understand by non-native speakers of English. You can do so by replacing complex words with simpler synonyms (i.e. paraphrasing), deleting unimportant information (i.e. compression), and/or splitting a long complex sentence into several simpler ones. The final simplified sentences need to be grammatical, fluent, and retain the main ideas of their original counterparts without altering their meanings.
[EX Q]: The cyclone continued tracking northwestward, making landfall around 0000 UTC on September 22 near Fort Walton Beach, Florida with winds of 35 mph (55 km / h).
[EX A]: The cyclone traveled northwest September 22, near Fort Walton Beach, Florida with 35 mph winds.
[EX Q]: Early life Picasso was baptized Pablo Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno María de los Remedios Crispiniano de la Santísima Trinidad, a series of names honouring various saints and relatives.
[EX A]: Picasso was baptized and took on the name Pablo Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno María de los Remedios Crispiniano de la Santísima Trinidad. This long name is a series of names that honor saints and relatives.
[EX Q]: SNL is one of the longest-running network programs in American television history.
[EX A]: | SNL is one of the longest-running network programs in America.
| 6 | NIv2 | task111_asset_sentence_simplification | fs_opt |
Rewrite each original sentence in order to make it easier to understand by non-native speakers of English. You can do so by replacing complex words with simpler synonyms (i.e. paraphrasing), deleting unimportant information (i.e. compression), and/or splitting a long complex sentence into several simpler ones. The final simplified sentences need to be grammatical, fluent, and retain the main ideas of their original counterparts without altering their meanings.
Ex Input:
Several versions of the protocol exist; versions 1 3 occurred only internally at MIT.
Ex Output:
There's many versions of the protocol; versions 1 3 have only occurred internally at MIT.
Ex Input:
Ornithologist Richard Zann perished in the Kinglake fire, together with his wife Eileen and daughter Eva.
Ex Output:
Ornithologist Richard Zann died in the Kinglake fire with his wife Eileen and daughter Eva.
Ex Input:
Hughes' story "Blessed Assurance" deals with a father's anger over his son's effeminacy and queerness.
Ex Output:
| In Hughes' story "Blessed Assurance," a father is angry about his son's feminine behavior and queerness.
| 1 | NIv2 | task111_asset_sentence_simplification | fs_opt |
Given the task definition, example input & output, solve the new input case.
Rewrite each original sentence in order to make it easier to understand by non-native speakers of English. You can do so by replacing complex words with simpler synonyms (i.e. paraphrasing), deleting unimportant information (i.e. compression), and/or splitting a long complex sentence into several simpler ones. The final simplified sentences need to be grammatical, fluent, and retain the main ideas of their original counterparts without altering their meanings.
Example: From its inception, it was designated a duty-free port and vied with the neighboring Sultanate of Pattani for trade.
Output: From the start, it was chosen to be a duty-free port to compete with the neighboring Sultanate of Pattani for trade.
In this example complex words are substituted with simpler ones. The word 'start' has taken the place of 'inception' and the verb 'compete' is used instead of 'vie'.
New input case for you: He took to the bush a fortnight later, reportedly with some provisions, an iron pot, and a musket stolen from a marine named Abraham Hand.
Output: | He went into the bush two weeks later. Reportedly, he had some supplies, an iron pot, and a musket stolen from a marine named Abraham Hand. | 1 | NIv2 | task111_asset_sentence_simplification | fs_opt |
Rewrite each original sentence in order to make it easier to understand by non-native speakers of English. You can do so by replacing complex words with simpler synonyms (i.e. paraphrasing), deleting unimportant information (i.e. compression), and/or splitting a long complex sentence into several simpler ones. The final simplified sentences need to be grammatical, fluent, and retain the main ideas of their original counterparts without altering their meanings.
Let me give you an example: From its inception, it was designated a duty-free port and vied with the neighboring Sultanate of Pattani for trade.
The answer to this example can be: From the start, it was chosen to be a duty-free port to compete with the neighboring Sultanate of Pattani for trade.
Here is why: In this example complex words are substituted with simpler ones. The word 'start' has taken the place of 'inception' and the verb 'compete' is used instead of 'vie'.
OK. solve this:
SNL is one of the longest-running network programs in American television history.
Answer: | SNL is one of the longest-running network programs in America. | 8 | NIv2 | task111_asset_sentence_simplification | fs_opt |
Rewrite each original sentence in order to make it easier to understand by non-native speakers of English. You can do so by replacing complex words with simpler synonyms (i.e. paraphrasing), deleting unimportant information (i.e. compression), and/or splitting a long complex sentence into several simpler ones. The final simplified sentences need to be grammatical, fluent, and retain the main ideas of their original counterparts without altering their meanings.
Example: From its inception, it was designated a duty-free port and vied with the neighboring Sultanate of Pattani for trade.
Example solution: From the start, it was chosen to be a duty-free port to compete with the neighboring Sultanate of Pattani for trade.
Example explanation: In this example complex words are substituted with simpler ones. The word 'start' has taken the place of 'inception' and the verb 'compete' is used instead of 'vie'.
Problem: The first parallax measurement of the distance to Alpha Centauri is published by Thomas Henderson.
| Solution: Thomas Henderson authored the first parallax measurement to Alpja Centauri. | 5 | NIv2 | task111_asset_sentence_simplification | fs_opt |
Part 1. Definition
Rewrite each original sentence in order to make it easier to understand by non-native speakers of English. You can do so by replacing complex words with simpler synonyms (i.e. paraphrasing), deleting unimportant information (i.e. compression), and/or splitting a long complex sentence into several simpler ones. The final simplified sentences need to be grammatical, fluent, and retain the main ideas of their original counterparts without altering their meanings.
Part 2. Example
From its inception, it was designated a duty-free port and vied with the neighboring Sultanate of Pattani for trade.
Answer: From the start, it was chosen to be a duty-free port to compete with the neighboring Sultanate of Pattani for trade.
Explanation: In this example complex words are substituted with simpler ones. The word 'start' has taken the place of 'inception' and the verb 'compete' is used instead of 'vie'.
Part 3. Exercise
Hartmann died from an aneurysm in 1873.
Answer: | Hartmann died in 1873. | 7 | NIv2 | task111_asset_sentence_simplification | fs_opt |
Rewrite each original sentence in order to make it easier to understand by non-native speakers of English. You can do so by replacing complex words with simpler synonyms (i.e. paraphrasing), deleting unimportant information (i.e. compression), and/or splitting a long complex sentence into several simpler ones. The final simplified sentences need to be grammatical, fluent, and retain the main ideas of their original counterparts without altering their meanings.
Example: From its inception, it was designated a duty-free port and vied with the neighboring Sultanate of Pattani for trade.
Example solution: From the start, it was chosen to be a duty-free port to compete with the neighboring Sultanate of Pattani for trade.
Example explanation: In this example complex words are substituted with simpler ones. The word 'start' has taken the place of 'inception' and the verb 'compete' is used instead of 'vie'.
Problem: Its use spanned the Golden Age of Latin literature — broadly the 1st century BC and the early 1st century AD — possibly extending to the Silver Age — broadly the 1st and 2nd centuries.
| Solution: It was used in the Golden Age and maybe the Silver Age of Latin literature. | 5 | NIv2 | task111_asset_sentence_simplification | fs_opt |
Rewrite each original sentence in order to make it easier to understand by non-native speakers of English. You can do so by replacing complex words with simpler synonyms (i.e. paraphrasing), deleting unimportant information (i.e. compression), and/or splitting a long complex sentence into several simpler ones. The final simplified sentences need to be grammatical, fluent, and retain the main ideas of their original counterparts without altering their meanings.
Input: Consider Input: Thus, the Erzgebirge region became famous for many Christmas traditions.
Output: This made the Erzgebirge region become famous for many Christmas traditions.
Input: Consider Input: The season was officially canceled on February 16, 2005 due to an unresolved lockout that began on September 16, 2004.
Output: The season was officially canceled on February 16, 2005. It was because of an unresolved lockout beginning September 16, 2004.
Input: Consider Input: His magisterium includes almost 1,000 addresses and radio broadcasts.
| Output: There are more than 1,000 addresses and radio broadcasts with his interpretations.
| 2 | NIv2 | task111_asset_sentence_simplification | fs_opt |
instruction:
Rewrite each original sentence in order to make it easier to understand by non-native speakers of English. You can do so by replacing complex words with simpler synonyms (i.e. paraphrasing), deleting unimportant information (i.e. compression), and/or splitting a long complex sentence into several simpler ones. The final simplified sentences need to be grammatical, fluent, and retain the main ideas of their original counterparts without altering their meanings.
question:
Storm names 2006 storm names Alberto Helene Beryl Isaac Chris Debby Ernesto Florence Gordon The names listed were used for named storms formed in the North Atlantic during 2006.
answer:
The names Alberto, Helene, Beryl, Isaac, Chris, Debby, Ernesto, Florence, and Gordon were used for the 2006 North Atlantic storms.
question:
Such information is not accessible to people with color blindness, on black-and-white printouts, on older computer displays with fewer colors, on monochrome displays (PDAs, cell phones), and so on.
answer:
This info is not on hand to those who are color blind, or on black-and-white printouts, older computers with less colors, on tablets/cell phones (monochrome displays) etc..
question:
Tributes The Gould League, founded in Australia in 1909, was named after him.
answer:
| The Gould League in Austrailia was named after him in 1909.
| 9 | NIv2 | task111_asset_sentence_simplification | fs_opt |
Rewrite each original sentence in order to make it easier to understand by non-native speakers of English. You can do so by replacing complex words with simpler synonyms (i.e. paraphrasing), deleting unimportant information (i.e. compression), and/or splitting a long complex sentence into several simpler ones. The final simplified sentences need to be grammatical, fluent, and retain the main ideas of their original counterparts without altering their meanings.
Example input: From its inception, it was designated a duty-free port and vied with the neighboring Sultanate of Pattani for trade.
Example output: From the start, it was chosen to be a duty-free port to compete with the neighboring Sultanate of Pattani for trade.
Example explanation: In this example complex words are substituted with simpler ones. The word 'start' has taken the place of 'inception' and the verb 'compete' is used instead of 'vie'.
Q: Pakistan's founder Muhammad Ali Jinnah expressed admiration for Turkey's founding leader Mustafa Kemal Atatürk and expressed a desire to develop Pakistan on the Turkish model of modernism and secularism.
A: | Pakistan's founder Muhammad Ali Jinnah expressed admiration for Turkey's founding leader Mustafa Kemal Atatürk. He expressed a desire to develop Pakistan on the Turkish model of modernism and secularism. | 3 | NIv2 | task111_asset_sentence_simplification | fs_opt |
Rewrite each original sentence in order to make it easier to understand by non-native speakers of English. You can do so by replacing complex words with simpler synonyms (i.e. paraphrasing), deleting unimportant information (i.e. compression), and/or splitting a long complex sentence into several simpler ones. The final simplified sentences need to be grammatical, fluent, and retain the main ideas of their original counterparts without altering their meanings.
Input: Consider Input: In computing, Kivio is free diagramming software that is part of KOffice, an integrated office suite for KDE.
Output: Kivio is a free diagramming software that is part of KOffice which is an integrated office suite for KDE.
Input: Consider Input: Though he was raised in a devout Lutheran household, Bergman later stated that he lost his faith at age eight years, and only came to terms with this fact while making Winter Light.
Output: He grew up in a Lutheran home. Bergman lost his faith at eight years old. He accepted this while creating Winter Light.
Input: Consider Input: Brusque is a city of 94,962 inhabitants in Santa Catarina, Brazil.
| Output: Brusque is a city in Santa Catarina, Brazil. It has 94,962 inhabitants.
| 2 | NIv2 | task111_asset_sentence_simplification | fs_opt |
You will be given a definition of a task first, then an example. Follow the example to solve a new instance of the task.
Rewrite each original sentence in order to make it easier to understand by non-native speakers of English. You can do so by replacing complex words with simpler synonyms (i.e. paraphrasing), deleting unimportant information (i.e. compression), and/or splitting a long complex sentence into several simpler ones. The final simplified sentences need to be grammatical, fluent, and retain the main ideas of their original counterparts without altering their meanings.
From its inception, it was designated a duty-free port and vied with the neighboring Sultanate of Pattani for trade.
Solution: From the start, it was chosen to be a duty-free port to compete with the neighboring Sultanate of Pattani for trade.
Why? In this example complex words are substituted with simpler ones. The word 'start' has taken the place of 'inception' and the verb 'compete' is used instead of 'vie'.
New input: January 30 Indian pacifist and leader Mahatma Gandhi is assassinated by Nathuram Godse.
Solution: | Indian pacifist and leader Mahatma Gandhi is killed by Nathuram Godse. It happened January 30. | 0 | NIv2 | task111_asset_sentence_simplification | fs_opt |
Rewrite each original sentence in order to make it easier to understand by non-native speakers of English. You can do so by replacing complex words with simpler synonyms (i.e. paraphrasing), deleting unimportant information (i.e. compression), and/or splitting a long complex sentence into several simpler ones. The final simplified sentences need to be grammatical, fluent, and retain the main ideas of their original counterparts without altering their meanings.
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Question: Cale's Story: the adventures of Cale, ending with the beginning of the film.
Answer: The Adventures of Cale ended where the film started.
Question: Through a business connection, he was introduced to Mary Parent with Universal Pictures, who immediately signed on after watching the episodes on DVD.
Answer: A business connection introduced him to Mary Parent with Universal Pictures. Mary Parent immediately signed on after watching the episodes on DVD.
Question: The Miss USA beauty contest has been held annually since 1952 to select the United States entrant in the Miss Universe pageant.
Answer: | Since 1952 the Miss USA beauty contest has been held every year. The winner will represent the United States in the Miss Universe pageant.
| 7 | NIv2 | task111_asset_sentence_simplification | fs_opt |
Rewrite each original sentence in order to make it easier to understand by non-native speakers of English. You can do so by replacing complex words with simpler synonyms (i.e. paraphrasing), deleting unimportant information (i.e. compression), and/or splitting a long complex sentence into several simpler ones. The final simplified sentences need to be grammatical, fluent, and retain the main ideas of their original counterparts without altering their meanings.
Example: From its inception, it was designated a duty-free port and vied with the neighboring Sultanate of Pattani for trade.
Example solution: From the start, it was chosen to be a duty-free port to compete with the neighboring Sultanate of Pattani for trade.
Example explanation: In this example complex words are substituted with simpler ones. The word 'start' has taken the place of 'inception' and the verb 'compete' is used instead of 'vie'.
Problem: Jörg Heinrich (born December 6, 1969 in Rathenow) is a German football defender.
| Solution: Jörg Heinrich was born on December 6, 1969 in Rathenow. He is a German football defender. | 5 | NIv2 | task111_asset_sentence_simplification | fs_opt |
Part 1. Definition
Rewrite each original sentence in order to make it easier to understand by non-native speakers of English. You can do so by replacing complex words with simpler synonyms (i.e. paraphrasing), deleting unimportant information (i.e. compression), and/or splitting a long complex sentence into several simpler ones. The final simplified sentences need to be grammatical, fluent, and retain the main ideas of their original counterparts without altering their meanings.
Part 2. Example
From its inception, it was designated a duty-free port and vied with the neighboring Sultanate of Pattani for trade.
Answer: From the start, it was chosen to be a duty-free port to compete with the neighboring Sultanate of Pattani for trade.
Explanation: In this example complex words are substituted with simpler ones. The word 'start' has taken the place of 'inception' and the verb 'compete' is used instead of 'vie'.
Part 3. Exercise
According to the Georgian chronicles, he was a son of Rev, son of Mirian III, the first Christian king of Iberia.
Answer: | According to the Georgion chronicles, he was son of Rev and Mirian III and also the first Christian king of Iberia. | 7 | NIv2 | task111_asset_sentence_simplification | fs_opt |
TASK DEFINITION: Rewrite each original sentence in order to make it easier to understand by non-native speakers of English. You can do so by replacing complex words with simpler synonyms (i.e. paraphrasing), deleting unimportant information (i.e. compression), and/or splitting a long complex sentence into several simpler ones. The final simplified sentences need to be grammatical, fluent, and retain the main ideas of their original counterparts without altering their meanings.
PROBLEM: When South Africa became a republic in 1961, Pretoria remained its administrative capital.
SOLUTION: Pretoria remained South Africa's capital after it became a republic in 1961.
PROBLEM: Biography Nikodinov is the daughter of Bulgarian immigrants and speaks Bulgarian fluently.
SOLUTION: Biography: Nikodinov was born to Bulgarian immigrants. She speaks Bulgarian fluently.
PROBLEM: The females have the unique ability to delay birth of their baby until their previous Joey has left the pouch.
SOLUTION: | Females can delay birth until their previous Joey has left the pouch.
| 8 | NIv2 | task111_asset_sentence_simplification | fs_opt |
Rewrite each original sentence in order to make it easier to understand by non-native speakers of English. You can do so by replacing complex words with simpler synonyms (i.e. paraphrasing), deleting unimportant information (i.e. compression), and/or splitting a long complex sentence into several simpler ones. The final simplified sentences need to be grammatical, fluent, and retain the main ideas of their original counterparts without altering their meanings.
[Q]: The Komodo dragon's diet is wide-ranging, and includes invertebrates, other reptiles (including smaller Komodo dragons), birds, bird eggs, small mammals, monkeys, wild boar, goats, deer, horses, and water buffalo.
[A]: The Komodo dragon is a cannibal that eats a wide range of other animals.
[Q]: It is said to be electrogenic; a fish that has the ability to detect electric fields is said to be electroreceptive.
[A]: A fish that can see electric fields is called electroreceptive.
[Q]: The National Coat of Arms of Denmark consists of three crowned blue lions accompanied by nine red hearts, all in a golden shield.
[A]: | The National Coat of Arms of Denmark has three crowned blue lions and nine red hearts in a golden shield.
| 5 | NIv2 | task111_asset_sentence_simplification | fs_opt |
Rewrite each original sentence in order to make it easier to understand by non-native speakers of English. You can do so by replacing complex words with simpler synonyms (i.e. paraphrasing), deleting unimportant information (i.e. compression), and/or splitting a long complex sentence into several simpler ones. The final simplified sentences need to be grammatical, fluent, and retain the main ideas of their original counterparts without altering their meanings.
Let me give you an example: From its inception, it was designated a duty-free port and vied with the neighboring Sultanate of Pattani for trade.
The answer to this example can be: From the start, it was chosen to be a duty-free port to compete with the neighboring Sultanate of Pattani for trade.
Here is why: In this example complex words are substituted with simpler ones. The word 'start' has taken the place of 'inception' and the verb 'compete' is used instead of 'vie'.
OK. solve this:
Tazz defeated Al Snow (5: 20) Tazz forced Snow to submit with the Tazzmission.
Answer: | Tazz defeated Al Snow (5: 20). Tazz forced Snow to submit with the Tazzmission. | 8 | NIv2 | task111_asset_sentence_simplification | fs_opt |
Rewrite each original sentence in order to make it easier to understand by non-native speakers of English. You can do so by replacing complex words with simpler synonyms (i.e. paraphrasing), deleting unimportant information (i.e. compression), and/or splitting a long complex sentence into several simpler ones. The final simplified sentences need to be grammatical, fluent, and retain the main ideas of their original counterparts without altering their meanings.
Ex Input:
In the historiography of Japan, the Edo period from 1590 to 1868 is also sometimes referred to as the early modern period.
Ex Output:
In the historiography of Japan, the Edo period is from 1590 to 1868. It is sometimes called the early modern period.
Ex Input:
Earthsea is a fictional realm originally created by Ursula K. Le Guin for her short story "The Word of Unbinding", published in 1964, that became more famous in her novel A Wizard of Earthsea, first published in 1968.
Ex Output:
Earthsea was originally created by Ursula K. Le Guin for "The Word of Unbinding" in 1964. It became more famous in "A Wizard of Earthsea" in 1968.
Ex Input:
Muslims performing i'tikaf are required to stay within the mosque for ten consecutive days, often in worship or learning about Islam.
Ex Output:
| Muslims performing i'tikaf must stay within the mosque for ten days in a row. Time is often spent in worship or learning about Islam.
| 1 | NIv2 | task111_asset_sentence_simplification | fs_opt |
Rewrite each original sentence in order to make it easier to understand by non-native speakers of English. You can do so by replacing complex words with simpler synonyms (i.e. paraphrasing), deleting unimportant information (i.e. compression), and/or splitting a long complex sentence into several simpler ones. The final simplified sentences need to be grammatical, fluent, and retain the main ideas of their original counterparts without altering their meanings.
Ex Input:
Adrastea was discovered by David C. Jewitt and G. Edward Danielson in Voyager 2 probe photographs taken on July 8, 1979, and received the designation.
Ex Output:
Adrastea was found by David C. Jewitt and G. Edward Danielson in Voyager 2 probe photographs taken on July 8, 1979
Ex Input:
Thus, the first such storage facility in the US was implemented at Zoar Field, about forty miles south of Buffalo.
Ex Output:
Thus, the first such storage facility in the United States was set up in Zoar Field, some forty miles south of Buffalo.
Ex Input:
Selling out is often seen as gaining success at the cost of credibility.
Ex Output:
| Selling out is gaining access while losing credibility.
| 1 | NIv2 | task111_asset_sentence_simplification | fs_opt |
instruction:
Rewrite each original sentence in order to make it easier to understand by non-native speakers of English. You can do so by replacing complex words with simpler synonyms (i.e. paraphrasing), deleting unimportant information (i.e. compression), and/or splitting a long complex sentence into several simpler ones. The final simplified sentences need to be grammatical, fluent, and retain the main ideas of their original counterparts without altering their meanings.
question:
The video premiered on MTV's Headbangers Ball on October 25, 2008 as part of the Headbangers Ball 20th anniversary special programming.
answer:
The video first played on MTV's Headbangers Ball in 2008.
question:
Do not excuse what you did with what others did.
answer:
Do not defend your actions with others actions.
question:
The album is named after a song on the album; a cover of the original by folk singer Tom Brosseau.
answer:
| The album is named after a song on the album. The single was a cover of a song by folk singer Tom Brosseau.
| 9 | NIv2 | task111_asset_sentence_simplification | fs_opt |
Rewrite each original sentence in order to make it easier to understand by non-native speakers of English. You can do so by replacing complex words with simpler synonyms (i.e. paraphrasing), deleting unimportant information (i.e. compression), and/or splitting a long complex sentence into several simpler ones. The final simplified sentences need to be grammatical, fluent, and retain the main ideas of their original counterparts without altering their meanings.
One example is below.
Q: From its inception, it was designated a duty-free port and vied with the neighboring Sultanate of Pattani for trade.
A: From the start, it was chosen to be a duty-free port to compete with the neighboring Sultanate of Pattani for trade.
Rationale: In this example complex words are substituted with simpler ones. The word 'start' has taken the place of 'inception' and the verb 'compete' is used instead of 'vie'.
Q: He discovered a number of asteroids, including notably the Trojan asteroids 617 Patroclus and 624 Hektor.
A: | He discovered a number of asteroids. These iclude the Trojan asteroids 617 Patroclus and 624 Hektor. | 9 | NIv2 | task111_asset_sentence_simplification | fs_opt |
Given the task definition, example input & output, solve the new input case.
Rewrite each original sentence in order to make it easier to understand by non-native speakers of English. You can do so by replacing complex words with simpler synonyms (i.e. paraphrasing), deleting unimportant information (i.e. compression), and/or splitting a long complex sentence into several simpler ones. The final simplified sentences need to be grammatical, fluent, and retain the main ideas of their original counterparts without altering their meanings.
Example: From its inception, it was designated a duty-free port and vied with the neighboring Sultanate of Pattani for trade.
Output: From the start, it was chosen to be a duty-free port to compete with the neighboring Sultanate of Pattani for trade.
In this example complex words are substituted with simpler ones. The word 'start' has taken the place of 'inception' and the verb 'compete' is used instead of 'vie'.
New input case for you: The rotation period could not be estimated conclusively (best fit ~ 4 h).
Output: | The rotation period could not be decisively guessed. | 1 | NIv2 | task111_asset_sentence_simplification | fs_opt |
Rewrite each original sentence in order to make it easier to understand by non-native speakers of English. You can do so by replacing complex words with simpler synonyms (i.e. paraphrasing), deleting unimportant information (i.e. compression), and/or splitting a long complex sentence into several simpler ones. The final simplified sentences need to be grammatical, fluent, and retain the main ideas of their original counterparts without altering their meanings.
However, admirals have always needed additional facilities; a meeting room large enough to hold all the captains of the fleet, and a place for the admiral's staff to make plans and draw up orders.
Admirals always needed more space; a large meeting room to gather all the captains of the fleet, and a place for the admiral's staff to make plans and draw up orders.
However, the Advanced Encryption Standard now receives more attention.
The Advanced Encryption Standard now gets more attention.
Tazz defeated Al Snow (5: 20) Tazz forced Snow to submit with the Tazzmission.
| Tazz defeated Al Snow (5: 20). Tazz forced Snow to submit with the Tazzmission.
| 0 | NIv2 | task111_asset_sentence_simplification | fs_opt |
Rewrite each original sentence in order to make it easier to understand by non-native speakers of English. You can do so by replacing complex words with simpler synonyms (i.e. paraphrasing), deleting unimportant information (i.e. compression), and/or splitting a long complex sentence into several simpler ones. The final simplified sentences need to be grammatical, fluent, and retain the main ideas of their original counterparts without altering their meanings.
[Q]: Their sound can be described as Celtic folk metal with melodic death metal influences.
[A]: It sounds like a mix of Celtic folk and melodic death metal.
[Q]: Writing After Universal Studios acquired the movie rights to Firefly from Fox, Whedon began writing the screenplay.
[A]: Whedon began writing the screenplay after Universal Studios got the movie rights to Firefly from fox.
[Q]: When wells are lost to pollution, there is no town water which can be brought in because the town government has no wells of its own.
[A]: | When wells are polluted, towns can't supply water because the town government has no wells of its own.
| 5 | NIv2 | task111_asset_sentence_simplification | fs_opt |
Part 1. Definition
Rewrite each original sentence in order to make it easier to understand by non-native speakers of English. You can do so by replacing complex words with simpler synonyms (i.e. paraphrasing), deleting unimportant information (i.e. compression), and/or splitting a long complex sentence into several simpler ones. The final simplified sentences need to be grammatical, fluent, and retain the main ideas of their original counterparts without altering their meanings.
Part 2. Example
From its inception, it was designated a duty-free port and vied with the neighboring Sultanate of Pattani for trade.
Answer: From the start, it was chosen to be a duty-free port to compete with the neighboring Sultanate of Pattani for trade.
Explanation: In this example complex words are substituted with simpler ones. The word 'start' has taken the place of 'inception' and the verb 'compete' is used instead of 'vie'.
Part 3. Exercise
She portrayed the character Alexx Woods, a medical examiner in the forensics-related drama CSI: Miami.
Answer: | She played the character Alexx Woods in the TV show "CSI:Miami". Alexx Woods is a medical examiner in the show about forensics. | 7 | NIv2 | task111_asset_sentence_simplification | fs_opt |
Rewrite each original sentence in order to make it easier to understand by non-native speakers of English. You can do so by replacing complex words with simpler synonyms (i.e. paraphrasing), deleting unimportant information (i.e. compression), and/or splitting a long complex sentence into several simpler ones. The final simplified sentences need to be grammatical, fluent, and retain the main ideas of their original counterparts without altering their meanings.
It was also during his tenure in Westminster that Pope John Paul II made a groundbreaking visit to England.
Pope John Paul II made a innovative visit to England during his time in Westminster.
A report written by the district Nazi leader, Hermann Engst, shows that authorities were planning to punish Kellner at the conclusion of the war.
A report written by the district Nazi leader, Hermann Engst, shows authorities planned to punish Kellner at the end of the war.
The team with home-ice advantage hosts Games 1, 2, 5 and 7, while the opponent hosts Games 3, 4 and 6 (Games 5 – 7 are played "if necessary").
| The home team takes games 1, 2, 5, and 7. The other team has games 3, 4, and 6. However, the last two games aren't always needed.
| 0 | NIv2 | task111_asset_sentence_simplification | fs_opt |
Rewrite each original sentence in order to make it easier to understand by non-native speakers of English. You can do so by replacing complex words with simpler synonyms (i.e. paraphrasing), deleting unimportant information (i.e. compression), and/or splitting a long complex sentence into several simpler ones. The final simplified sentences need to be grammatical, fluent, and retain the main ideas of their original counterparts without altering their meanings.
One example: From its inception, it was designated a duty-free port and vied with the neighboring Sultanate of Pattani for trade.
Solution is here: From the start, it was chosen to be a duty-free port to compete with the neighboring Sultanate of Pattani for trade.
Explanation: In this example complex words are substituted with simpler ones. The word 'start' has taken the place of 'inception' and the verb 'compete' is used instead of 'vie'.
Now, solve this: Demographics The population of the city is now largely made up of the descendants of laborers who were hired for labor from India in the 19th century.
Solution: | Demographics: The population of the city is mostly the descendants of workers who were hired from India in the 19th century. | 6 | NIv2 | task111_asset_sentence_simplification | fs_opt |
Rewrite each original sentence in order to make it easier to understand by non-native speakers of English. You can do so by replacing complex words with simpler synonyms (i.e. paraphrasing), deleting unimportant information (i.e. compression), and/or splitting a long complex sentence into several simpler ones. The final simplified sentences need to be grammatical, fluent, and retain the main ideas of their original counterparts without altering their meanings.
Input: Consider Input: It was discovered by a team of astronomers from the University of Hawaii led by Scott S. Sheppard in 2000, and given the temporary designation.
Output: It was given the temporary designation after being discovered by a team of astronomers from the University of Hawaii. The team was led by Scott S. Sheppard in 2000.
Input: Consider Input: Ironically, this antagonistic relationship between Rick and Vyvyan makes them virtually inseparable, as the two spend by far more time together than with the other housemates.
Output: As strange as it may seem, the negative and angry relationship between Rick and Vyvyan makes them almost not able to be taken apart from each other, as the two spend much more time together than they do with the other people in the house.
Input: Consider Input: Demographics The population of the city is now largely made up of the descendants of laborers who were hired for labor from India in the 19th century.
| Output: Demographics: The population of the city is mostly the descendants of workers who were hired from India in the 19th century.
| 2 | NIv2 | task111_asset_sentence_simplification | fs_opt |
Detailed Instructions: Rewrite each original sentence in order to make it easier to understand by non-native speakers of English. You can do so by replacing complex words with simpler synonyms (i.e. paraphrasing), deleting unimportant information (i.e. compression), and/or splitting a long complex sentence into several simpler ones. The final simplified sentences need to be grammatical, fluent, and retain the main ideas of their original counterparts without altering their meanings.
See one example below:
Problem: From its inception, it was designated a duty-free port and vied with the neighboring Sultanate of Pattani for trade.
Solution: From the start, it was chosen to be a duty-free port to compete with the neighboring Sultanate of Pattani for trade.
Explanation: In this example complex words are substituted with simpler ones. The word 'start' has taken the place of 'inception' and the verb 'compete' is used instead of 'vie'.
Problem: The same is true of Apartheid-era South Africa and of parts of Europe at various time periods; most notably under Nazi Germany's Third Reich.
Solution: | This was true in South Africa during the time of Apartheid. It was also true in parts of Europe at certain times like during Nazi Germany's Third Reich. | 4 | NIv2 | task111_asset_sentence_simplification | fs_opt |
Part 1. Definition
Rewrite each original sentence in order to make it easier to understand by non-native speakers of English. You can do so by replacing complex words with simpler synonyms (i.e. paraphrasing), deleting unimportant information (i.e. compression), and/or splitting a long complex sentence into several simpler ones. The final simplified sentences need to be grammatical, fluent, and retain the main ideas of their original counterparts without altering their meanings.
Part 2. Example
From its inception, it was designated a duty-free port and vied with the neighboring Sultanate of Pattani for trade.
Answer: From the start, it was chosen to be a duty-free port to compete with the neighboring Sultanate of Pattani for trade.
Explanation: In this example complex words are substituted with simpler ones. The word 'start' has taken the place of 'inception' and the verb 'compete' is used instead of 'vie'.
Part 3. Exercise
Since it formed at 36 ° N, this system is the northernmost formation in the eastern north Pacific basin.
Answer: | Since forming at 36 ° N, this system is the northernmost formation in the eastern north Pacific . | 7 | NIv2 | task111_asset_sentence_simplification | fs_opt |
Rewrite each original sentence in order to make it easier to understand by non-native speakers of English. You can do so by replacing complex words with simpler synonyms (i.e. paraphrasing), deleting unimportant information (i.e. compression), and/or splitting a long complex sentence into several simpler ones. The final simplified sentences need to be grammatical, fluent, and retain the main ideas of their original counterparts without altering their meanings.
One example: From its inception, it was designated a duty-free port and vied with the neighboring Sultanate of Pattani for trade.
Solution is here: From the start, it was chosen to be a duty-free port to compete with the neighboring Sultanate of Pattani for trade.
Explanation: In this example complex words are substituted with simpler ones. The word 'start' has taken the place of 'inception' and the verb 'compete' is used instead of 'vie'.
Now, solve this: Agriculture Locals grow seasonal crops such as Maize (makai) and Wheat (kanak).
Solution: | Locals grow seasonal crops such as Maize and Wheat. | 6 | NIv2 | task111_asset_sentence_simplification | fs_opt |
Rewrite each original sentence in order to make it easier to understand by non-native speakers of English. You can do so by replacing complex words with simpler synonyms (i.e. paraphrasing), deleting unimportant information (i.e. compression), and/or splitting a long complex sentence into several simpler ones. The final simplified sentences need to be grammatical, fluent, and retain the main ideas of their original counterparts without altering their meanings.
One example is below.
Q: From its inception, it was designated a duty-free port and vied with the neighboring Sultanate of Pattani for trade.
A: From the start, it was chosen to be a duty-free port to compete with the neighboring Sultanate of Pattani for trade.
Rationale: In this example complex words are substituted with simpler ones. The word 'start' has taken the place of 'inception' and the verb 'compete' is used instead of 'vie'.
Q: Singles competition (2002 – 2003) After years in the tag team division, Hardy took on The Undertaker in a ladder match for the Undisputed Championship.
A: | After years in the tag team, Hardy took on The Undertaker in a Championship match. | 9 | NIv2 | task111_asset_sentence_simplification | fs_opt |
Rewrite each original sentence in order to make it easier to understand by non-native speakers of English. You can do so by replacing complex words with simpler synonyms (i.e. paraphrasing), deleting unimportant information (i.e. compression), and/or splitting a long complex sentence into several simpler ones. The final simplified sentences need to be grammatical, fluent, and retain the main ideas of their original counterparts without altering their meanings.
Example: From its inception, it was designated a duty-free port and vied with the neighboring Sultanate of Pattani for trade.
Example solution: From the start, it was chosen to be a duty-free port to compete with the neighboring Sultanate of Pattani for trade.
Example explanation: In this example complex words are substituted with simpler ones. The word 'start' has taken the place of 'inception' and the verb 'compete' is used instead of 'vie'.
Problem: 2002: shuttle bus service is replaced by the suspended monorail called the SkyTrain connects the terminal building with the InterCity train station.
| Solution: 2002: shuttle bus service is replaced by the suspended monorail called the SkyTrain. It connects the terminal building with the InterCity train station. | 5 | NIv2 | task111_asset_sentence_simplification | fs_opt |
Rewrite each original sentence in order to make it easier to understand by non-native speakers of English. You can do so by replacing complex words with simpler synonyms (i.e. paraphrasing), deleting unimportant information (i.e. compression), and/or splitting a long complex sentence into several simpler ones. The final simplified sentences need to be grammatical, fluent, and retain the main ideas of their original counterparts without altering their meanings.
One example: From its inception, it was designated a duty-free port and vied with the neighboring Sultanate of Pattani for trade.
Solution is here: From the start, it was chosen to be a duty-free port to compete with the neighboring Sultanate of Pattani for trade.
Explanation: In this example complex words are substituted with simpler ones. The word 'start' has taken the place of 'inception' and the verb 'compete' is used instead of 'vie'.
Now, solve this: Mark Schatz has played bass regularly with the group since 2003.
Solution: | Mark Schatz played bass with the group since 2003. | 6 | NIv2 | task111_asset_sentence_simplification | fs_opt |
Part 1. Definition
Rewrite each original sentence in order to make it easier to understand by non-native speakers of English. You can do so by replacing complex words with simpler synonyms (i.e. paraphrasing), deleting unimportant information (i.e. compression), and/or splitting a long complex sentence into several simpler ones. The final simplified sentences need to be grammatical, fluent, and retain the main ideas of their original counterparts without altering their meanings.
Part 2. Example
From its inception, it was designated a duty-free port and vied with the neighboring Sultanate of Pattani for trade.
Answer: From the start, it was chosen to be a duty-free port to compete with the neighboring Sultanate of Pattani for trade.
Explanation: In this example complex words are substituted with simpler ones. The word 'start' has taken the place of 'inception' and the verb 'compete' is used instead of 'vie'.
Part 3. Exercise
Frances was later absorbed by an extratropical cyclone on November 21.
Answer: | Frances was absorbed by another cyclone on November 21 | 7 | NIv2 | task111_asset_sentence_simplification | fs_opt |
Rewrite each original sentence in order to make it easier to understand by non-native speakers of English. You can do so by replacing complex words with simpler synonyms (i.e. paraphrasing), deleting unimportant information (i.e. compression), and/or splitting a long complex sentence into several simpler ones. The final simplified sentences need to be grammatical, fluent, and retain the main ideas of their original counterparts without altering their meanings.
[EX Q]: From 1978 until 2000 it was an independent municipality.
[EX A]: From 1978 until 2000 it was an self-governed municipality.
[EX Q]: Wahlenbergia species have dispersed widely, even to oceanic islands, and there are four species known from the island of St Helena, including the now extinct species W. roxburghii.
[EX A]: Wahlenbergia species have dispersed widely. Four species are from the island of St Helena, including the now extinct species W. roxburghii.
[EX Q]: It overlies the North Pole, touching North America in the Western hemisphere and Scandinavia and Asia in the Eastern hemisphere.
[EX A]: | It overlies the North Pole in the Eastern and Western hemispheres from North America to Scandinavia and Asia.
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TASK DEFINITION: Rewrite each original sentence in order to make it easier to understand by non-native speakers of English. You can do so by replacing complex words with simpler synonyms (i.e. paraphrasing), deleting unimportant information (i.e. compression), and/or splitting a long complex sentence into several simpler ones. The final simplified sentences need to be grammatical, fluent, and retain the main ideas of their original counterparts without altering their meanings.
PROBLEM: However, the Advanced Encryption Standard now receives more attention.
SOLUTION: The Advanced Encryption Standard now gets more attention.
PROBLEM: The West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) is a type of standardized test in West Africa.
SOLUTION: The West African Senior School Certificate Examination is a standardized test in West Africa.
PROBLEM: They are distinguished from the higher plants by a lack of true roots, stems or leaves.
SOLUTION: | They differ from the higher plants in that they don't have true roots, stems or leaves.
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Teacher: Rewrite each original sentence in order to make it easier to understand by non-native speakers of English. You can do so by replacing complex words with simpler synonyms (i.e. paraphrasing), deleting unimportant information (i.e. compression), and/or splitting a long complex sentence into several simpler ones. The final simplified sentences need to be grammatical, fluent, and retain the main ideas of their original counterparts without altering their meanings.
Teacher: Now, understand the problem? If you are still confused, see the following example:
From its inception, it was designated a duty-free port and vied with the neighboring Sultanate of Pattani for trade.
Solution: From the start, it was chosen to be a duty-free port to compete with the neighboring Sultanate of Pattani for trade.
Reason: In this example complex words are substituted with simpler ones. The word 'start' has taken the place of 'inception' and the verb 'compete' is used instead of 'vie'.
Now, solve this instance: September 13 - Astronomers from the European Southern Observatory (ESO) announce images that appear to show a planet orbiting a brown dwarf about 230 light years away.
Student: | Astronomers from the European Southern Observatory (ESO) announced images that appeared to show a planet. It was orbiting a brown dwarf. It was about 230 light years away. | 2 | NIv2 | task111_asset_sentence_simplification | fs_opt |
Rewrite each original sentence in order to make it easier to understand by non-native speakers of English. You can do so by replacing complex words with simpler synonyms (i.e. paraphrasing), deleting unimportant information (i.e. compression), and/or splitting a long complex sentence into several simpler ones. The final simplified sentences need to be grammatical, fluent, and retain the main ideas of their original counterparts without altering their meanings.
Example Input: Dennis Lee Hopper (born May 17, 1936) is an American actor, filmmaker and artist.
Example Output: Dennis Lee Hopper is an American actor, filmmaker, and artist.
Example Input: Across the province, precipitation peaked at 5.9 inches (150 mm) at Whitbourne.
Example Output: Across the province, heavy rainfall hit a peak at 5.9 inches (150 mm) in Whitbourne.
Example Input: September 13 - Astronomers from the European Southern Observatory (ESO) announce images that appear to show a planet orbiting a brown dwarf about 230 light years away.
Example Output: | Astronomers from the European Southern Observatory (ESO) announced images that appeared to show a planet. It was orbiting a brown dwarf. It was about 230 light years away.
| 3 | NIv2 | task111_asset_sentence_simplification | fs_opt |
You will be given a definition of a task first, then an example. Follow the example to solve a new instance of the task.
Rewrite each original sentence in order to make it easier to understand by non-native speakers of English. You can do so by replacing complex words with simpler synonyms (i.e. paraphrasing), deleting unimportant information (i.e. compression), and/or splitting a long complex sentence into several simpler ones. The final simplified sentences need to be grammatical, fluent, and retain the main ideas of their original counterparts without altering their meanings.
From its inception, it was designated a duty-free port and vied with the neighboring Sultanate of Pattani for trade.
Solution: From the start, it was chosen to be a duty-free port to compete with the neighboring Sultanate of Pattani for trade.
Why? In this example complex words are substituted with simpler ones. The word 'start' has taken the place of 'inception' and the verb 'compete' is used instead of 'vie'.
New input: It was a deliberate pursuit of simplicity and economy for the Disney studio, and is now generally regarded as a classic of animation.
Solution: | It was a pursuit of simplicity and economy for Disney and is now regarded as an animation classic. | 0 | NIv2 | task111_asset_sentence_simplification | fs_opt |
Rewrite each original sentence in order to make it easier to understand by non-native speakers of English. You can do so by replacing complex words with simpler synonyms (i.e. paraphrasing), deleting unimportant information (i.e. compression), and/or splitting a long complex sentence into several simpler ones. The final simplified sentences need to be grammatical, fluent, and retain the main ideas of their original counterparts without altering their meanings.
Input: Consider Input: However, the Advanced Encryption Standard now receives more attention.
Output: The Advanced Encryption Standard now gets more attention.
Input: Consider Input: Most of the population were engaged in farming, dairy farming, or tanning.
Output: Most people spent their time farming or tanning.
Input: Consider Input: Benjamin Jeremy "Ben" Stein (born November 25, 1944) is an American actor, writer, and commentator on political and economic issues.
| Output: Benjamin Jeremy "Ben" Stein (born November 25, 1944) is an American actor, writer, and reporter on political and economic issues.
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Given the task definition, example input & output, solve the new input case.
Rewrite each original sentence in order to make it easier to understand by non-native speakers of English. You can do so by replacing complex words with simpler synonyms (i.e. paraphrasing), deleting unimportant information (i.e. compression), and/or splitting a long complex sentence into several simpler ones. The final simplified sentences need to be grammatical, fluent, and retain the main ideas of their original counterparts without altering their meanings.
Example: From its inception, it was designated a duty-free port and vied with the neighboring Sultanate of Pattani for trade.
Output: From the start, it was chosen to be a duty-free port to compete with the neighboring Sultanate of Pattani for trade.
In this example complex words are substituted with simpler ones. The word 'start' has taken the place of 'inception' and the verb 'compete' is used instead of 'vie'.
New input case for you: Benjamin Jeremy "Ben" Stein (born November 25, 1944) is an American actor, writer, and commentator on political and economic issues.
Output: | Benjamin Jeremy "Ben" Stein (born November 25, 1944) is an American actor, writer, and reporter on political and economic issues. | 1 | NIv2 | task111_asset_sentence_simplification | fs_opt |
Rewrite each original sentence in order to make it easier to understand by non-native speakers of English. You can do so by replacing complex words with simpler synonyms (i.e. paraphrasing), deleting unimportant information (i.e. compression), and/or splitting a long complex sentence into several simpler ones. The final simplified sentences need to be grammatical, fluent, and retain the main ideas of their original counterparts without altering their meanings.
One example is below.
Q: From its inception, it was designated a duty-free port and vied with the neighboring Sultanate of Pattani for trade.
A: From the start, it was chosen to be a duty-free port to compete with the neighboring Sultanate of Pattani for trade.
Rationale: In this example complex words are substituted with simpler ones. The word 'start' has taken the place of 'inception' and the verb 'compete' is used instead of 'vie'.
Q: This resulted in a vest with vertical stripes of white and navy-blue color.
A: | This created a vest with vertical stripes of white and navy-blue color. | 9 | NIv2 | task111_asset_sentence_simplification | fs_opt |
Rewrite each original sentence in order to make it easier to understand by non-native speakers of English. You can do so by replacing complex words with simpler synonyms (i.e. paraphrasing), deleting unimportant information (i.e. compression), and/or splitting a long complex sentence into several simpler ones. The final simplified sentences need to be grammatical, fluent, and retain the main ideas of their original counterparts without altering their meanings.
Example input: From its inception, it was designated a duty-free port and vied with the neighboring Sultanate of Pattani for trade.
Example output: From the start, it was chosen to be a duty-free port to compete with the neighboring Sultanate of Pattani for trade.
Example explanation: In this example complex words are substituted with simpler ones. The word 'start' has taken the place of 'inception' and the verb 'compete' is used instead of 'vie'.
Q: In 1855 parts of Nash County, Edgecombe County, Johnston County, and Wayne County were combined to form Wilson County, North Carolina.
A: | In 1855 parts of Nash County, Edgecombe County, Johnston County, and Wayne County formed Wilson County, North Carolina. | 3 | NIv2 | task111_asset_sentence_simplification | fs_opt |
Rewrite each original sentence in order to make it easier to understand by non-native speakers of English. You can do so by replacing complex words with simpler synonyms (i.e. paraphrasing), deleting unimportant information (i.e. compression), and/or splitting a long complex sentence into several simpler ones. The final simplified sentences need to be grammatical, fluent, and retain the main ideas of their original counterparts without altering their meanings.
[Q]: In the early 1970s, Barry Mazur considered generalizations of Iwasawa theory to abelian varieties.
[A]: In the early 1970s, Barry Mazur thought to generalize the Iwasawa theory to abelian
[Q]: Several versions of the protocol exist; versions 1 3 occurred only internally at MIT.
[A]: There's many versions of the protocol; versions 1 3 have only occurred internally at MIT.
[Q]: A Feast for Crows is the fourth of seven planned novels in A Song of Ice and Fire, an epic fantasy series by American author George R. R. Martin.
[A]: | A Feast for Crows is the fourth of seven planned novels in A Song of Ice and Fire, an epic fantasy series. The series is written by American author George R. R. Martin.
| 5 | NIv2 | task111_asset_sentence_simplification | fs_opt |
Rewrite each original sentence in order to make it easier to understand by non-native speakers of English. You can do so by replacing complex words with simpler synonyms (i.e. paraphrasing), deleting unimportant information (i.e. compression), and/or splitting a long complex sentence into several simpler ones. The final simplified sentences need to be grammatical, fluent, and retain the main ideas of their original counterparts without altering their meanings.
Ex Input:
August 22 Hurricane Bill weakens to a Category 1 hurricane.
Ex Output:
Hurricane Bill weakened into a Category 1.
Ex Input:
A print server, or printer server, is a computer or device that is connected to one or more printers and to client computers over a network, and can accept print jobs from the computers and send the jobs to the appropriate printers.
Ex Output:
A print server, or printer server, is a device that is connected to one or more printers and client computers over a network. It can accept print jobs from the computers and send the jobs to the appropriate printers.
Ex Input:
This resulted in a vest with vertical stripes of white and navy-blue color.
Ex Output:
| This created a vest with vertical stripes of white and navy-blue color.
| 1 | NIv2 | task111_asset_sentence_simplification | fs_opt |
Teacher: Rewrite each original sentence in order to make it easier to understand by non-native speakers of English. You can do so by replacing complex words with simpler synonyms (i.e. paraphrasing), deleting unimportant information (i.e. compression), and/or splitting a long complex sentence into several simpler ones. The final simplified sentences need to be grammatical, fluent, and retain the main ideas of their original counterparts without altering their meanings.
Teacher: Now, understand the problem? If you are still confused, see the following example:
From its inception, it was designated a duty-free port and vied with the neighboring Sultanate of Pattani for trade.
Solution: From the start, it was chosen to be a duty-free port to compete with the neighboring Sultanate of Pattani for trade.
Reason: In this example complex words are substituted with simpler ones. The word 'start' has taken the place of 'inception' and the verb 'compete' is used instead of 'vie'.
Now, solve this instance: A Feast for Crows is the fourth of seven planned novels in A Song of Ice and Fire, an epic fantasy series by American author George R. R. Martin.
Student: | A Feast for Crows is the fourth of seven planned novels in A Song of Ice and Fire, an epic fantasy series. The series is written by American author George R. R. Martin. | 2 | NIv2 | task111_asset_sentence_simplification | fs_opt |
Rewrite each original sentence in order to make it easier to understand by non-native speakers of English. You can do so by replacing complex words with simpler synonyms (i.e. paraphrasing), deleting unimportant information (i.e. compression), and/or splitting a long complex sentence into several simpler ones. The final simplified sentences need to be grammatical, fluent, and retain the main ideas of their original counterparts without altering their meanings.
Example Input: They will float to the top platform level and then descend to harass and attack Zub.
Example Output: They will float to the top platform level. Then they descend to harass and attack Zub.
Example Input: Although these parties may describe themselves as "libertarian," their ideologies differ considerably and not all of them espouse all elements of the libertarian agenda.
Example Output: Although they may say they're "libertarian," their ideologies differ and not all of them support the libertarian agenda.
Example Input: It aims to be fast and lightweight, while still being visually appealing and easy to use.
Example Output: | It's goal is to be fast, lightweight, visually appealing, and easy to use.
| 3 | NIv2 | task111_asset_sentence_simplification | fs_opt |
Rewrite each original sentence in order to make it easier to understand by non-native speakers of English. You can do so by replacing complex words with simpler synonyms (i.e. paraphrasing), deleting unimportant information (i.e. compression), and/or splitting a long complex sentence into several simpler ones. The final simplified sentences need to be grammatical, fluent, and retain the main ideas of their original counterparts without altering their meanings.
Input: Consider Input: In February 1942, he was hospitalized, later claiming that this was due to a nervous breakdown connected with the ethnic cleansing in Belarus, especially the genocide of the Jews.
Output: He was hospitalized in February 1942. He later claimed that this was due to a nervous breakdown that was connected with the ethnic cleansing in Belarus, especially the genocide of the Jews.
Input: Consider Input: 1979 to 1999 The Jubilee line of 1979 was to be the first of four phases of the project, but lack of funds meant that no further progress was made until the late 1990s.
Output: The Jubilee line of 1979 was to be the first of four parts of the project. But because of shortage of money for the project, project did not make any progress until the late 1990s.
Input: Consider Input: It was launched on 7 December 1998, and is available on digital television via satellite, cable, IPTV and terrestrial (Freeview) platforms.
| Output: It launched 7 December 1998. It is available on digital television via satellite, cable, IPTV and terrestrial (Freeview) platforms.
| 2 | NIv2 | task111_asset_sentence_simplification | fs_opt |
Rewrite each original sentence in order to make it easier to understand by non-native speakers of English. You can do so by replacing complex words with simpler synonyms (i.e. paraphrasing), deleting unimportant information (i.e. compression), and/or splitting a long complex sentence into several simpler ones. The final simplified sentences need to be grammatical, fluent, and retain the main ideas of their original counterparts without altering their meanings.
In 1861, parts of Caldwell County, Burke County, McDowell County, Watauga County, and Yancey County were combined to form Mitchell County.
Parts of Caldwell County, Burke County, McDowell County, Watauga County, and Yancey County were combined to form Mitchell County in 1861.
Records indicate that they began in 776 BC in Olympia, Greece.
Records show they began 776 BC, in Olympia.
ISBN 1559390506 ISBN 978 - 1559390507 Blackman, Sushila (Compiled and edited) (1997).
| Compiled and edited in 1997 by Blackman, Sushila ISBN #1559390506 ISBN #978 - 1559390507
| 0 | NIv2 | task111_asset_sentence_simplification | fs_opt |
Rewrite each original sentence in order to make it easier to understand by non-native speakers of English. You can do so by replacing complex words with simpler synonyms (i.e. paraphrasing), deleting unimportant information (i.e. compression), and/or splitting a long complex sentence into several simpler ones. The final simplified sentences need to be grammatical, fluent, and retain the main ideas of their original counterparts without altering their meanings.
[EX Q]: It was erected to commemorate Constantine I's victory over Maxentius at the Battle of Milvian Bridge on October 28, 312.
[EX A]: It was erected to honor Constantine I's victory over Maxentius at the Battle of Milvian Bridge on October 28, 312.
[EX Q]: Obsidian has been used in cardiac surgery, as well-crafted obsidian blades have a cutting edge many times sharper than high-quality steel surgical scalpels, with the edge of the blade being only about 3 nanometres wide.
[EX A]: Obsidian has been used in heart surgery because obsidian blades can be much sharper than steel surgical blades.
[EX Q]: The prisoners sentenced to incarceration were transferred to Spandau Prison in 1947.
[EX A]: | The sentenced prisoners were transferred to Spandau in 1947.
| 6 | NIv2 | task111_asset_sentence_simplification | fs_opt |
Rewrite each original sentence in order to make it easier to understand by non-native speakers of English. You can do so by replacing complex words with simpler synonyms (i.e. paraphrasing), deleting unimportant information (i.e. compression), and/or splitting a long complex sentence into several simpler ones. The final simplified sentences need to be grammatical, fluent, and retain the main ideas of their original counterparts without altering their meanings.
Input: Consider Input: In return, Romania ceded three southern districts of Bessarabia to Russia and acquired Dobruja.
Output: In return, Romania gave three southern districts of Bessarabia to Russia. It got Dobruja.
Input: Consider Input: Joseph Chamberlain (8 July 1836 2 July 1914) was an influential British businessman, politician, and statesman.
Output: Joseph Chamberlain was an influential British businessman, politician, and statesman.
Input: Consider Input: Another, "Loveliest of Trees", is the basis for his 1912 orchestral rhapsody, also called A Shropshire Lad.
| Output: "Loveliest of Trees", is the basis for his rhapsody A Shropshire Lad.
| 2 | NIv2 | task111_asset_sentence_simplification | fs_opt |
Rewrite each original sentence in order to make it easier to understand by non-native speakers of English. You can do so by replacing complex words with simpler synonyms (i.e. paraphrasing), deleting unimportant information (i.e. compression), and/or splitting a long complex sentence into several simpler ones. The final simplified sentences need to be grammatical, fluent, and retain the main ideas of their original counterparts without altering their meanings.
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Question: Secondly, it should be computationally infeasible to generate a valid signature for a party who does not possess the private key.
Answer: Secondly, it should be hard to generate a valid signature for someone who does not possess the private key.
Question: As recently as 1967, the World Health Organization estimated that 15 million people contracted the disease and that two million died in that year.
Answer: In 1967, the World Health Organization believe that 15 million people caught the disease and 2 million died that year.
Question: In remembrance of the old tradition, the Axel Springer press company erected its German headquarters at Kochstraße again, right next to the Berlin Wall.
Answer: | Axel Springer press company built its German headquarters at Kochstraße again, right next to the Berlin Wall in remembrance of the old tradition.
| 7 | NIv2 | task111_asset_sentence_simplification | fs_opt |
Rewrite each original sentence in order to make it easier to understand by non-native speakers of English. You can do so by replacing complex words with simpler synonyms (i.e. paraphrasing), deleting unimportant information (i.e. compression), and/or splitting a long complex sentence into several simpler ones. The final simplified sentences need to be grammatical, fluent, and retain the main ideas of their original counterparts without altering their meanings.
Example: From its inception, it was designated a duty-free port and vied with the neighboring Sultanate of Pattani for trade.
Example solution: From the start, it was chosen to be a duty-free port to compete with the neighboring Sultanate of Pattani for trade.
Example explanation: In this example complex words are substituted with simpler ones. The word 'start' has taken the place of 'inception' and the verb 'compete' is used instead of 'vie'.
Problem: On December 19, 2006, a large white plume of condensing steam was observed, leading some media people to assume there had been a small eruption.
| Solution: On 12/19/2006, many people thought there was a small eruption when a big white puff of steam was seen. | 5 | NIv2 | task111_asset_sentence_simplification | fs_opt |
Part 1. Definition
Rewrite each original sentence in order to make it easier to understand by non-native speakers of English. You can do so by replacing complex words with simpler synonyms (i.e. paraphrasing), deleting unimportant information (i.e. compression), and/or splitting a long complex sentence into several simpler ones. The final simplified sentences need to be grammatical, fluent, and retain the main ideas of their original counterparts without altering their meanings.
Part 2. Example
From its inception, it was designated a duty-free port and vied with the neighboring Sultanate of Pattani for trade.
Answer: From the start, it was chosen to be a duty-free port to compete with the neighboring Sultanate of Pattani for trade.
Explanation: In this example complex words are substituted with simpler ones. The word 'start' has taken the place of 'inception' and the verb 'compete' is used instead of 'vie'.
Part 3. Exercise
Consequently, he purposely filmed scenes with actors on the extreme edge of both sides so that they could only be shown in widescreen.
Answer: | So, he filmed scenes with actors on both edges so that they could only be seen in widescreen. | 7 | NIv2 | task111_asset_sentence_simplification | fs_opt |
Rewrite each original sentence in order to make it easier to understand by non-native speakers of English. You can do so by replacing complex words with simpler synonyms (i.e. paraphrasing), deleting unimportant information (i.e. compression), and/or splitting a long complex sentence into several simpler ones. The final simplified sentences need to be grammatical, fluent, and retain the main ideas of their original counterparts without altering their meanings.
[Q]: Pakistan's founder Muhammad Ali Jinnah expressed admiration for Turkey's founding leader Mustafa Kemal Atatürk and expressed a desire to develop Pakistan on the Turkish model of modernism and secularism.
[A]: Pakistan's founder Muhammad Ali Jinnah expressed admiration for Turkey's founding leader Mustafa Kemal Atatürk. He expressed a desire to develop Pakistan on the Turkish model of modernism and secularism.
[Q]: A small amount of matcha is placed into the bowl, traditionally using a bamboo scoop called a chashaku, then a modicum of hot (not boiling) water is added.
[A]: A small amount of matcha is placed into the bowl using a bamboo scoop called a chashaku. Then a small amount of hot water is added.
[Q]: Construction was completed in 1254 under Frederick's son, Conrad IV of Germany.
[A]: | Building was done in 1254 under Conrad IV of Germany.
| 5 | NIv2 | task111_asset_sentence_simplification | fs_opt |
Rewrite each original sentence in order to make it easier to understand by non-native speakers of English. You can do so by replacing complex words with simpler synonyms (i.e. paraphrasing), deleting unimportant information (i.e. compression), and/or splitting a long complex sentence into several simpler ones. The final simplified sentences need to be grammatical, fluent, and retain the main ideas of their original counterparts without altering their meanings.
Let me give you an example: From its inception, it was designated a duty-free port and vied with the neighboring Sultanate of Pattani for trade.
The answer to this example can be: From the start, it was chosen to be a duty-free port to compete with the neighboring Sultanate of Pattani for trade.
Here is why: In this example complex words are substituted with simpler ones. The word 'start' has taken the place of 'inception' and the verb 'compete' is used instead of 'vie'.
OK. solve this:
A game played in a browser is often called a browser-based game (BBG).
Answer: | A game played in an internet browser is often called a browser-based game (BBG). | 8 | NIv2 | task111_asset_sentence_simplification | fs_opt |
Detailed Instructions: Rewrite each original sentence in order to make it easier to understand by non-native speakers of English. You can do so by replacing complex words with simpler synonyms (i.e. paraphrasing), deleting unimportant information (i.e. compression), and/or splitting a long complex sentence into several simpler ones. The final simplified sentences need to be grammatical, fluent, and retain the main ideas of their original counterparts without altering their meanings.
See one example below:
Problem: From its inception, it was designated a duty-free port and vied with the neighboring Sultanate of Pattani for trade.
Solution: From the start, it was chosen to be a duty-free port to compete with the neighboring Sultanate of Pattani for trade.
Explanation: In this example complex words are substituted with simpler ones. The word 'start' has taken the place of 'inception' and the verb 'compete' is used instead of 'vie'.
Problem: When disagreement occurs, explain yourself using talk pages, and give others the opportunity to do the same.
Solution: | Talk pages can help you with arguments happen. Offering your side can be beneficial too. Be sure to allow others a chance to explain their side. | 4 | NIv2 | task111_asset_sentence_simplification | fs_opt |
instruction:
Rewrite each original sentence in order to make it easier to understand by non-native speakers of English. You can do so by replacing complex words with simpler synonyms (i.e. paraphrasing), deleting unimportant information (i.e. compression), and/or splitting a long complex sentence into several simpler ones. The final simplified sentences need to be grammatical, fluent, and retain the main ideas of their original counterparts without altering their meanings.
question:
Although she had previously spoken in fantasies and dream sequences, Maggie's first word spoken in the normal continuity of the series occurred in "Lisa's First Word", when she was voiced by Elizabeth Taylor.
answer:
Before she had spoken in fantasies and dream sequences. Maggie's first word in the normal continuity of the series occurred in "Lisa's First Word."She was voiced by Elizabeth Taylor.
question:
The premiere received a 2.79 rating, making it the highest rated show on cable in its time slot.
answer:
The premiere received a 2.79 rating. Which made it the highest rated show on cable in its time slot.
question:
Lecture by Archbishop Jean-Louis Tauran, 22 April 2002 The Holy See, not the Vatican City, maintains diplomatic relations with states and participates in international organizations.
answer:
| Lecture by Archbishop Jean-Louis Tauran, 22 April 2002. The Holy See, not the Vatican City, keeps relations with states and takes part in international organizations.
| 9 | NIv2 | task111_asset_sentence_simplification | fs_opt |
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