{"src": "Make this simpler: His father (Juan Simo \u0301 n de Arriaga) and the boy's older brother first taught him music.", "tgt": "His father and older brother first taught him music."} {"src": "Write a simpler version for the sentence: The \" New York Telegraph \" estimated that in the first few weeks 125,000 people had seen the film.", "tgt": "One newspaper estimated that 125,000 people had seen the movie in its first weeks."} {"src": "Simplify this paragraph: American Dick Button was the first skater to compete a double axel in competition, at the 1948 Winter Olympic Games.", "tgt": "The first skater to do a double Axel in competition was Dick Button and Carol Heiss Jenkins was the first woman to do it."} {"src": "Simplify this text: Quint tells Miles to steal the letter.", "tgt": "Miles is tempted by Quint to pick up the letter."} {"src": "Make this easier to understand: Another way to view surface tension is in terms of energy.", "tgt": "Another way to view it is in terms of energy."} {"src": "Change to simpler wording: November was the ninth month of the calendar of Romulus 750.", "tgt": "It was the ninth month of the year before January and February were added to the Roman Calendar. It was the ninth month in the old Roman calendar, which is where its name comes from."} {"src": "Make this easier to understand: Chapter VIII specifies the procedures for amending the Constitution.", "tgt": "Chapter VIII sets out how the Constitution can be changed."} {"src": "Simplify this sentence: Francetic \u0301 turned his own Sarajevo apartment into a prison kitchen/laundry room.", "tgt": "He even turned his own Sarajevo apartment into the prison kitchen and laundry room."} {"src": "Rewrite the sentence to be simpler: During the cathedral \u2019 s long history, the favoured version changed.", "tgt": "During the cathedral \u2019 s history people have often made up stories about who he was."} {"src": "Make this simpler: The congregation was initially called the Sisters of Charity of St. Joseph's.", "tgt": "It is called the Sisters of Charity."} {"src": "Rewrite this with simpler wording: Some lyrics are abstract, almost unintelligible, and, in such cases, their explication emphasizes form, articulation, meter, and symmetry of expression.", "tgt": "Some lyrics are so strange that it is nearly impossible to understand them. In such cases, people tend to look more at the form, articulation, meter, and symmetries of the lyrics instead of looking at their meaning."} {"src": "Rewrite this sentence for simplicity: etters that arose from tau include Roman T and Cyrillic Te (\u0422, \u0442).", "tgt": "Letters that came from it include the Roman T and Cyrillic \u0422."} {"src": "Simplify the sentence: Woods and Shaughnessy had two sons, James and Daniel.", "tgt": "They had two sons, James and Daniel."} {"src": "Rewrite this with simpler wording: The Ljungberg Museum is since 2012 Kronoberg County's official museum of visual art.", "tgt": "In 2012 it was decided that the museum should become Kronoberg's official museum of visual art."} {"src": "Simplify this text: As a wire cage holding hungry rats is fitted onto his face, Winston eventually betrays Julia.", "tgt": "As a cage of hungry rats is pushed against his face, Winston tells them to \" Do it to Julia! \""} {"src": "Simplify this sentence: A Connecticut native, Winfield met her husband at a Dixieland concert.", "tgt": "She met her husband at a music concert."} {"src": "Simplify this text: It is a constituent of the second moment of area, linked through the perpendicular axis theorem.", "tgt": "It is one aspect of the area moment of inertia, or, linked through the."} {"src": "Simplification: The best known example of sympatric speciation is that of the cichlids of East Africa inhabiting the Rift Valley lakes, particularly Lake Victoria, Lake Malawi and Lake Tanganyika.", "tgt": "One widely accepted example of sympatric speciation is that of the cichlids of Lake Nabugabo in East Africa, which is thought to be due to sexual selection."} {"src": "Make the sentence simple: New features include SONAR, the \" Norton Identity Safe \", and \" Browser Defender \".", "tgt": "New features include SONAR and the Norton Identity Safe. New features include Norton Insight which whitelists files based on reputation, cutting scanning time."} {"src": "Simplify this sentence: The game later debuted outside Japan in 1993 as \" Super Mario Bros.", "tgt": "This game (called Super Mario Collection in Japan) was released in 1993 also for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System."} {"src": "Simplify this sentence: On 13 June 2019, Gonza \u0301 lez died of the disease.", "tgt": "She died of the disease on 13 June 2019 in Mexico City."} {"src": "Make the sentence simple: The album was recorded at Adams ' home in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.", "tgt": "It was recorded at Adams ' home in London, England."} {"src": "Simplify this paragraph: This work W is, by the usual arguments, interpreted as being stored as potential energy.", "tgt": "This work is stored as potential energy."} {"src": "Simplification: These monsters migrate in large groups.", "tgt": "These monsters will move in large groups."} {"src": "Simplify the sentence: At one time extinct in the wild, it has been reintroduced to its native habitat in Mongolia at the Khustain Nuruu National Park, Takhin Tal Nature Reserve, and Khomiin Tal.", "tgt": "At one time extinct in the wild, it has been reintroduced to its native habitat in Mongolia from stock in zoos."} {"src": "Make this text less complex: Humboldt's quantitative work on botanical geography laid the foundation for the field of biogeography.", "tgt": "Humboldt's work on botanical geography was very important in the field of biogeography."} {"src": "Make the sentence simple: The lack of a trained manpower base, a large professional organisation, or sufficient mate \u0301 riel reserves precluded a swift expansion of Dutch forces.", "tgt": "The lack of trained troops, a large professional organization, or good weapons made it hard to make the Dutch forces larger."} {"src": "Simplify: Amphibians use their skin as a secondary respiratory surface and some small terrestrial salamanders and frogs lack lungs and rely entirely on their skin.", "tgt": "Adult amphibians also use their skin to take in oxygen, and some species of salamanders do not have lungs. Adult amphibians use lungs, and they also get oxygen through their skin, so long as it is moist."} {"src": "Use simpler wording: Maki was eventually sent down to the Buffalo Bisons of the American Hockey League (AHL).", "tgt": "He was later sent down to the AHL to play 39 games with the Buffalo Bisons."} {"src": "Make this easier to understand: LiCl is also used as a brazing flux for aluminium in automobile parts.", "tgt": "It is also used as a flux for aluminium."} {"src": "Rewrite this with simpler wording: Rishi's elder brother Yuvraj's wife Divya joins hands with Poorab as she thinks the Bedis treat Yuvraj badly.", "tgt": "Divya, Yuvraj's wife is with Purab as she thinks they treat Yuvraj badly."} {"src": "Rewrite this with simpler wording: Edgardo stabs himself with a dagger, hoping to be reunited with Lucia in heaven.", "tgt": "He stabs himself, hoping to be united in death with Lucia."} {"src": "Rewrite this with simpler wording: \" D. melanogaster \" remains one of the most widely used eukaryotic model organisms.", "tgt": "Today it is one of the most widely used and genetically best-known of all eukaryotic organisms."} {"src": "Write a simpler version for the sentence: There is an alphabetical list of rivers at the end of this article.", "tgt": "There is list by letter of rivers at the end of this article."} {"src": "Rewrite the sentence to be simpler: Oberhauser was married and had two daughters.", "tgt": "She was married and had two daughters."} {"src": "Simplify this sentence: The President of India is the Supreme Commander of the Indian Armed Forces.", "tgt": "The President of India is its Commander-in-Chief."} {"src": "Simplify the sentence: The new stadium took its name from the street which encloses the ground on three sides, the fourth boundary being the River Wensum.", "tgt": "The new stadium took its name from the street."} {"src": "Rewrite this sentence in a simpler manner: \" Voyager 2 \" studied Neptune's atmosphere, Neptune's rings, its magnetosphere, and Neptune's moons.", "tgt": "Voyager 2 studied Neptune's atmosphere, its rings, its magnetosphere, and its moons. Voyager 2 also found four rings of Neptune and found proof for ring arcs, or incomplete rings around Neptune."} {"src": "Write a simpler version for the sentence: Sedna (provisionally designated 2003 VB) was discovered by Michael Brown (Caltech), Chad Trujillo (Gemini Observatory), and David Rabinowitz (Yale University) on 14 November 2003.", "tgt": "It was discovered on November 14, 2003 by Mike Brown, Chad Trujillo and David Rabinowitz."} {"src": "Make this text less complex: Thorp is the author of \" Beat the Dealer \", which mathematically proved that the house advantage in blackjack could be overcome by card counting.", "tgt": "This was the first book to prove that the house advantage in blackjack could be overcome by card counting."} {"src": "Simplification: Even though he was seventeen, he was admitted as a lower middleclassman, the equivalent of a sophomore.", "tgt": "He was only seventeen, but he was let in as a student the same level of a sophomore."} {"src": "Rewrite the sentence to be simpler: The city is named in honor of Joseph of Nazareth.", "tgt": "It is named in honor of Saint Joseph."} {"src": "Make the sentence simple: Wright is currently rated as one of the leading indigenous British painters of his generation, largely for the distinctive realism in his portraiture.", "tgt": "Today, Wright is seen as one of the most important British painters of his time."} {"src": "Use simpler wording: For their third album, \" Sex \", Telex enlisted the US group Sparks to help write the lyrics.", "tgt": "For its third album, Telex got the help of US group Sparks to help write the lyrics."} {"src": "Rewrite this sentence in a simpler manner: She intended to serve three months as a nurse, but halfway through she contracted typhoid and became deathly ill, though she eventually recovered.", "tgt": "She wanted to serve three months as a nurse, but she got typhoid and got ill, but she did get better."} {"src": "Simplification: These foods included lemons, limes, oranges, sauerkraut, cabbage, malt, and portable soup.", "tgt": "As well as lemons, limes and oranges; sauerkraut, salted cabbage, malt, and soup were tried with different effects."} {"src": "Simplify this paragraph: It is the second-heaviest known element and the penultimate element of the 7th period of the periodic table.", "tgt": "It is the second heaviest element of all, and is the second to last element."} {"src": "Use simpler wording: In his attempt to reconcile his differences with the Church he restored property that he or his vassals had confiscated, and by 1034 had returned all the properties he had earlier taken from the abbey of Fecamp.", "tgt": "To make up for what he had done to the Church earlier he restored all the property that he or his vassals had taken."} {"src": "Rewrite the sentence to be simpler: Ted tells his children he met their mother through a story concerning her yellow umbrella.", "tgt": "It is about a man named Ted Mosby who tells his son and daughter how he met their mother."} {"src": "Simplify: Midway through the 1926 \u2013 27 season, the Toronto St. Patricks were sold and renamed the Toronto Maple Leafs.", "tgt": "Also, during this season, the Toronto St. Patricks changed their name to the Maple Leafs."} {"src": "Simplify this text: The Raleigh tornado produced over $ 77 million in F4 damage, along with four fatalities (two in the city of Raleigh, and two in Nash County) and 154 injuries.", "tgt": "There were two fatalities in the city of Raleigh, and four in total."} {"src": "Simplify this sentence: He and his wife, Angele, reared two children, Anna and Jason.", "tgt": "They had two children, Anna and Jason."} {"src": "Simplify this text: The SRP also advocated Europe, led by a reunited German Reich, as a \" third force \" against both capitalism and communism.", "tgt": "The SRP also wanted Europe to be led by a reunited German Reich, and that it would not be capitalist or communist."} {"src": "Rewrite the sentence to be simpler: \" Hero \" is a song by American singer and songwriter Mariah Carey.", "tgt": "\" Hero \" is a song by Mariah Carey. \" Hero \" is a pop and R & B ballad; although Carey explained that she was unhappy with the song, she realizes how important the song is to her fans and performs it live at her concerts because of its uplifting message."} {"src": "Simplify the sentence: Gopal & Laxman's partner Daboo (Kareena Kapoor) on whom Gopal has a crush, but never shows it.", "tgt": "Gopal has crush on Dabbu, but never shows it."} {"src": "Make this easier to understand: Gould was born in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, New York.", "tgt": "He was born in Brooklyn, New York City."} {"src": "Simplify this text: Manasa then propitiated the god Shiva, who told her to please the god Krishna.", "tgt": "Manasa then pleased Shiva, who told her to please Krishna."} {"src": "Simplify the sentence: If water reaches the ground surface under the natural pressure of the aquifer, the well is termed a \" flowing artesian well \".", "tgt": "Water may even reach the ground surface if the natural pressure is high enough, in which case the well is called a flowing artesian well."} {"src": "Rewrite this with simpler wording: Thallium oxide is used to make special high refractive index glass.", "tgt": "It is also used to make certain special types of glass."} {"src": "Write a simpler version for the sentence: It is the ninth busiest international gateway in the United States and the busiest in Texas.", "tgt": "It is the busiest airport in Texas."} {"src": "Make this text less complex: Astronomers have discovered some stars that seemingly orbit around an empty space.", "tgt": "Some stars appear to be in orbit around empty space, and appear not to have a companion."} {"src": "Change to simpler wording: As of the census of 2000, there were 11,039 people, 3,911 households, and 3,163 families residing in the town.", "tgt": "There were 11,039 people living in Irmo as of the year 2000."} {"src": "Make this text less complex: They have four adult children.", "tgt": "They have four children."} {"src": "Make the sentence simpler: Chaplin received a Goya Mejor Actriz de Reparto for her role in Spanish-Argentine thriller \" En la ciudad sin li \u0301 mites \" (\" In the City Without Limits \", 2002).", "tgt": "She received a Goya Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in a Spanish-Argentine movie, \" In the City Without Limits \" in 2001."} {"src": "Rewrite this sentence for simplicity: In countries adopting the \" Monday-first \" convention it is the fifth day of the week.", "tgt": "In some countries, for example the United States, it is the sixth day of the week. In other parts of the world, for example the United Kingdom, it is said to be the fifth day of the week."} {"src": "Make this simpler: He studied writing at the City College of New York (B.A., 1975; M.A. in Creative Writing, 1976) under Donald Barthelme, Susan Sontag, William S. Burroughs, Frederic Tuten, and others.", "tgt": "He studied writing at the City College of New York and earned two degrees in Creative Writing there: his B.A. in1975 and M.A. in 1976."} {"src": "Simplify this text: Around this time, the peak of France's modern era emerged and many painters were in search of new methods.", "tgt": "Around this time, many painters were in search of new methods."} {"src": "Make the sentence simpler: Botanically, the coconut fruit is a drupe, not a true nut.", "tgt": "The coconut is not actually a nut, but is in fact a drupe."} {"src": "Make this easier to understand: The Precambrian is so named because it preceded the Cambrian, the first period of the Phanerozoic eon, which is named after Cambria, the Latinised name for Wales, where rocks from this age were first studied.", "tgt": "It is named after the Roman name for Cymru/Wales, because rocks thought to be from this time were first studied there."} {"src": "Make this simpler: Mercurous chloride decomposes into mercury (II) chloride and elemental mercury upon exposure to UV light.", "tgt": "It turns back into mercury and mercury (II) chloride when reacted with ammonia or exposed to ultraviolet light."} {"src": "Rewrite this with simpler wording: The first World Cup was the only one without qualification.", "tgt": "This was the only World Cup to not have qualifiers."} {"src": "Rewrite the sentence to be simpler: Japan planned to rapidly seize European colonies in Asia to create a large defensive perimeter stretching into the Central Pacific.", "tgt": "Japan planned to take over European colonies in Asia to create a great defensive area in the Pacific so that it could get more resources."} {"src": "Rewrite the sentence to be simpler: The county is named for U.S. President Thomas Jefferson.", "tgt": "It is named for U.S. President Thomas Jefferson."} {"src": "Change to simpler wording: The temple was burned in 1184 CE.", "tgt": "In 1184, the temple was destroyed by fire, but it was re-built."} {"src": "Rewrite this sentence for simplicity: The whole process takes about 10 seconds.", "tgt": "This only takes about 10 seconds."} {"src": "Change to simpler wording: Circe was renowned for her vast knowledge of potions and herbs.", "tgt": "She was known for her knowledge of drugs and herbs."} {"src": "Make the sentence simple: The Senate named Caesar \" dictator perpetuo \" (\" dictator in perpetuity \").", "tgt": "He had been declared \" dictator perpetuo \" (dictator for life) by the Senate."} {"src": "Simplify this text: The profits from a successfully undertaken journey could be enormous, comparable to the later European spice trade.", "tgt": "The profits from a successful trade journey could be great."} {"src": "Simplify this text: By 1942, Vargas became chairman of the Japanese-sponsored Philippine Executive Commission.", "tgt": "He was Chairman of Philippine Executive Commission from 1942 to 1943."} {"src": "Simplification: Gobiidae is a family of bony fish in the order Gobiiformes, one of the largest fish families comprising more than 2,000 species in more than 200 genera, sometimes referred to as the \" true gobies \".", "tgt": "This is one of the largest families of fish, with more than 2,000 species in more than 200 genera."} {"src": "Make the sentence simple: Frequently, the name refers to Sarah, the wife of Abraham in the Hebrew Bible, the Christian Old Testament, and the Islamic Quran.", "tgt": "It refers to Sarah, the wife of Abraham in Hebrew Bible."} {"src": "Simplify the sentence: Rossellini was born in Rome.", "tgt": "He was born in Rome."} {"src": "Simplification: The Athenians emerged triumphant, a victory celebrated across the city-states of Greece.", "tgt": "This battle, which stopped Darius, was celebrated across the city-states of Greece."} {"src": "Simplify this text: One Worldwide Plaza is a 50-story, 1500000 ft2, 778 ft office skyscraper.", "tgt": "One Worldwide Plaza is a skyscraper in New York City, United States. It is 237 meters (778 feet) tall and has 50 floors."} {"src": "Make this text less complex: This serves either as a warning, when they are poisonous or contain stinging cells, or to camouflage them on the brightly colored hydroids, sponges and seaweeds on which many of the species are found.", "tgt": "This may be either as a warning if they are poisonous or to camouflage them on the corals and seaweeds where many of them live."} {"src": "Simplify the sentence: Thus one finds brass instruments made of wood, like the alphorn, the cornett, the serpent and the didgeridoo, while some woodwind instruments are made of brass, like the saxophone.", "tgt": "Some brass instruments are really made of wood, but are still called brass instruments, like the serpent. Other instruments are made of brass but do not work like this, like the saxophone."} {"src": "Rewrite this sentence in a simpler manner: Chart rankings are based on sales (physical and digital), radio play, and online streaming in the United States.", "tgt": "Rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking week for sales is each Monday to Sunday, while for radio play it is Wednesday to Tuesday."} {"src": "Rewrite the sentence to be simpler: Parallelism has long been employed in high-performance computing, but it's gaining broader interest due to the physical constraints preventing frequency scaling.", "tgt": "It has been used for many years, mainly in high-performance computing, with a great increase in its use in recent years, due to the physical constraints preventing frequency scaling."} {"src": "Simplify this text: His most recognizable work is in the design and production of new classes of compounds known as metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), zeolitic imidazolate frameworks (ZIFs), and covalent organic frameworks (COFs).", "tgt": "His most well known work is in the design and production of new classes of compounds known as metal-organic frameworks (MOFs)."} {"src": "Use simpler wording: He pleaded guilty in 1997 and, under a plea bargain, was sentenced to 12 months in jail.", "tgt": "He said this was true in 1997 and was sent to jail for 12 months."} {"src": "Rewrite this sentence for simplicity: Gameloft was founded by Michel Guillemot, one of the five founders of Ubisoft, on 14 December 1999.", "tgt": "It was founded in the year 1999 by Michel Guillemot, who is still today head of the company. The company was founded in 1999 by Michael Guillemot, but it really started to make profits in the year 2003."} {"src": "Rewrite the sentence to be simpler: The Tokugawa shogunate ruled from Edo Castle and the years of the shogunate became known as the Edo period.", "tgt": "These years are known as the Edo period."} {"src": "Simplify this text: Her first album was \" The Litanies of Satan \", released in 1982.", "tgt": "In 1982 her first album was released."} {"src": "Rewrite this sentence in a simpler manner: Following the 12th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam, Nguye \u0302 \u0303 n Ta \u0302 \u0301 n Du \u0303 ng wasn't able to maintain his post in the party and stepped down from his position as Prime Minister on 7 April 2016.", "tgt": "In 7 April 2016 he wasn't able to maintain his post in the party and stepped down from his position as Prime Minister."} {"src": "Simplify this text: His full Hebrew name is Rabbi Moshe ben Maimon, whose acronym forms \" Rambam \".", "tgt": "His Hebrew name was Moses ben Maimon. He is also known as the Rambam, from the initial letters of his title and name, Rabbi Moshe ben Maimon."} {"src": "Write a simpler version for the sentence: The largest river in Lithuania, and the third-largest in Belarus, the Neman is navigable for most of its 900 km length.", "tgt": "It is the largest river in Lithuania and the 3rd largest in Belarus. People are able to travel on it for most of its 900-kilometer length."} {"src": "Simplify this paragraph: Papageno plays his magic bells, and Monostatos and his slaves begin to dance, and exit the stage, still dancing, mesmerised by the beauty of the music (chorus", "tgt": "He is about to tie them up, but Papageno plays his magic bells and, when they hear the music, Monostatos and all the animals cannot help dancing and they disappear, still dancing."} {"src": "Simplification: Following a coup d 'e \u0301 tat in 1962, it became a military dictatorship under the Burma Socialist Programme Party.", "tgt": "However, in 1962, a coup d 'e \u0301 tat brought the military into power, where it has been ever since."} {"src": "Make the sentence simple: Some jurisdictions have expanded the \" Batson \" rule to forbid the peremptory challenges based on gender, ethnicity, or religion.", "tgt": "This kind of challenge has been more difficult to use because the Supreme Court of the United States has prohibited peremptory challenges (also called peremptory strikes) based on gender or race. Some jurisdictions allow additional peremptory challenges."} {"src": "Simplify this text: Let \" p \" be a prime.", "tgt": "Let \" n \" be any natural number."} {"src": "Rewrite the sentence to be simpler: In chemical structure, it is a corticosteroid closely related to cortisol.", "tgt": "In chemical structure, it is closely related to cortisol."} {"src": "Make the sentence simple: Skullcandy was founded by Rick Alden and co-founder Cris Williams in 2003.", "tgt": "It was founded in 2003 by Rick Alden."} {"src": "Simplification: He served as the mayor of Sant 'Angelo Lodigiano from 1960 to 1964 and was a member of the Italian Chamber of Deputies.", "tgt": "He served as mayor of his city and as member of the Chamber of Deputies."} {"src": "Make the sentence simpler: The British colony was preceded by an earlier Dutch colony of the same name, the \" Kaap de Goede Hoop \", established in 1652 by the Dutch East India Company.", "tgt": "It was first established in 1652 by Jan van Riebeeck as a governorate of the Dutch East India Company."} {"src": "Simplify this paragraph: Watley was born in Chicago, Illinois.", "tgt": "She was born in Chicago."} {"src": "Rewrite this sentence for simplicity: Until the election of the president, the session is chaired by the Father of the House, the so-called \" Alterspra \u0308 sident \", the longest serving member of the Bundestag (since 2017, 1949-2017 the oldest member of the Bundestag by age).", "tgt": "Until the election is over, the Father of the House is in charge of the Bundestag."} {"src": "Simplification: It is, however, also practiced by other orders.", "tgt": "It is also done by other orders."} {"src": "Rewrite this sentence in a simpler manner: It is the oldest stone span bridge in Australia.", "tgt": "It is the oldest bridge still in use in Australia."} {"src": "Make the sentence simple: On March 10, 2014, the band completed recording their sixth album, titled Constricting Rage of the Merciless, which was released on July 8, 2014.", "tgt": "On March 10, 2014, the band announced that they had completed recording on their sixth album and it is set for release later in the year."} {"src": "Make the sentence simpler: Miso is a part of many Japanese-style meals.", "tgt": "Miso is a very important part of Japanese food."} {"src": "Make this text less complex: He was a two-time AFL All-Star.", "tgt": "He was a two time AFL All-Star."} {"src": "Make this text less complex: They take 25 years to orbit Neptune at an average of 125 times the distance between Earth and the Moon.", "tgt": "They take about 25 years to make one orbit and are 125 times more distant from Neptune than our Moon is from Earth."} {"src": "Rewrite this sentence for simplicity: He released his first album in February 1977, titled \" White Snake \".", "tgt": "He released his first album in February 1977."} {"src": "Simplify this sentence: Hagia Sophia is one of the greatest surviving examples of Byzantine architecture.", "tgt": "Hagia Sophia is often said to be one of the greatest, and most beautiful buildings in history."} {"src": "Simplify this text: The base usually equals 100 and the index number is usually expressed as 100 times the ratio to the base value.", "tgt": "Usually, the base is given a value of 100 and all later data is expressed in relation to this base."} {"src": "Rewrite the sentence to be simpler: He was married to second wife Gillian, and has a son named Christopher, and a daughter, Jane.", "tgt": "He was married to Gillian and had two children, Christopher and Jane."} {"src": "Rewrite this sentence in a simpler manner: The World Heritage Committee of UNESCO inscribed the Port Arthur Historic Site and the Coal Mines Historic Site onto the World Heritage Register on 31 July 2010, as part of the Australian Convict Sites World Heritage property.", "tgt": "In 2010 it was included on the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites as one of the Australian Convict Sites."} {"src": "Make this easier to understand: It lies north-east of Lake Constance in the Westallga \u0308 u.", "tgt": "It is north-east of the Lake Constance."} {"src": "Simplification: Completing the square can be used to derive a general formula for solving quadratic equations, called the quadratic formula.", "tgt": "Although completing the square can be used to solve many quadratic equations, it does not work with every equation."} {"src": "Simplify this paragraph: In October, he disclosed he had received treatment for Barrett's oesophageal cancer.", "tgt": "In October 2014, he said that he has had treatment for cancer."} {"src": "Make the sentence simple: The inauguration marked the commencement of the first four-year term of Thomas Jefferson as President and only four-year term of Aaron Burr as Vice President.", "tgt": "It was the beginning of Jefferson's first term as president and Aaron Burr as Vice President."} {"src": "Use simpler wording: Prior to the 1980s, war preparedness was the dominant tenet of underground infrastructure projects in mainland China.", "tgt": "Before the 1980s, most underground projects in China were to prepare for war."} {"src": "Rewrite this with simpler wording: The incarcerated Aziz suffered from depression, diabetes, heart disease, and ulcers.", "tgt": "He also suffered from heart disease, depression, diabetes, and ulcers."} {"src": "Rewrite this with simpler wording: He is portrayed by actor Michael Dorn.", "tgt": "He is played by Michael Dorn."} {"src": "Rewrite the sentence to be simpler: Guillermo became a major hurricane August 2.", "tgt": "It became a major hurricane later that day."} {"src": "Simplify the sentence: It consists of two long solid pieces that are clapped together producing sound.", "tgt": "It is made of two long solid pieces that are clapped together to make sound."} {"src": "Make this easier to understand: In countries that adopt the \" Sunday-first \" convention, it is the second day of the week.", "tgt": "In some countries, it is the second day of the week."} {"src": "Make the sentence simple: In 2003, Newsom was elected the 42nd mayor of San Francisco, becoming the city's youngest mayor in a century.", "tgt": "Before that, he was 42nd Mayor for San Francisco (to which he was elected in 2003 and again in 2007)."} {"src": "Simplify: Other names for the story are", "tgt": "The title of the story is properly translated as \" Little Red Cap \" even though it is usually known in English as \" Little Red Riding Hood \"."} {"src": "Simplify this sentence: He moved to a smaller room, still in Montmartre (, now a museum), in 1890.", "tgt": "In 1890 he moved to new rooms on a top floor of a house so that people to whom he owed money could not get at him."} {"src": "Make this easier to understand: The workers of the land were on their way to becoming serfs.", "tgt": "They were on their way to becoming serfs."} {"src": "Simplify this paragraph: The basic approach was the development of high-yielding varieties of cereal grains, expansion of irrigation infrastructure, modernization of management techniques, distribution of hybridized seeds, synthetic fertilizers, and pesticides to farmers.", "tgt": "It was made up of the creation of different types of cereal grains that grew more food than average, more use of modern systems for watering crops, making management more modern, and the spread of hybridized seeds, man-made fertilizers, and pesticides to farmers."} {"src": "Simplify this sentence: Native Esperanto speakers (Esperanto", "tgt": "Native Esperanto speakers are people who learned Esperanto as one of their first languages."} {"src": "Make the sentence simple: DeFelice credits her mother for sparking her interest in books.", "tgt": "She credits her mother for her interest in books."} {"src": "Change to simpler wording: Hydrogen iodide (H I) is a diatomic molecule and hydrogen halide.", "tgt": "Hydrogen iodide (HI) is a chemical compound. Very pure hydrogen iodide can be made by combining hydrogen and iodine, but this is very slow."} {"src": "Use simpler wording: All volcanic seamounts follow a particular pattern of growth, activity, subsidence and eventual extinction.", "tgt": "Seamounts come in all shapes and sizes, and follow a distinctive pattern of growth, activity, and death."} {"src": "Make this simpler: Baker lives in Brooklyn, New York.", "tgt": "He lives in New York."} {"src": "Simplify this paragraph: His career faded rapidly because of alcoholism and substance abuse.", "tgt": "His career ended because of alcoholism and drugs."} {"src": "Simplify: The film was distributed by Warner Bros.", "tgt": "It is distributed by Warner Bros."} {"src": "Make this simpler: Timed Mode challenges the player to score as many points as possible within a two-minute time limit.", "tgt": "In Timed Mode, the player has to score as many points as possible in two minutes."} {"src": "Simplify the sentence: The magazine focused exclusively on PlayStation hardware, software, and culture, covering the original PlayStation, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Portable.", "tgt": "Topics included its hardware, software, and culture. It covered new video game releases and critics gave reviews on games available on PlayStation One, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Portable."} {"src": "Simplify the sentence: A house is a building that functions as a home.", "tgt": "A house is a building that is made for people to live in. A house is a building for people to live in."} {"src": "Simplify this paragraph: \" H. sapiens \" (the adjective \" sapiens \" is Latin for \" wise \" or \" intelligent \") emerged around 300,000 years ago, likely derived from \" Homo heidelbergensis \".", "tgt": "\" Homo sapiens \" has lived from about 250,000 years ago to the present."} {"src": "Make this text less complex: She speaks fluent Cantonese and some Mandarin.", "tgt": "She is learning Cantonese and Mandarin."} {"src": "Change to simpler wording: Potassium iodide has the chemical formula KI.", "tgt": "Its chemical formula is KI. It has potassium and iodide ions in it."} {"src": "Simplify this text: The most successful member of the Heine family was his uncle Salomon Heine, a millionaire banker in Hamburg.", "tgt": "His uncle in Hamburg was a very successful banker, so Heine started learning his business, but he droped it later on."} {"src": "Use simpler wording: The Great Seal was modified to its present form on May 23, 1907.", "tgt": "It was changed to its present style on May 23, 1907."} {"src": "Simplify the sentence: Tropical peatlands, which coexist with swamp forests within the tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests biome, store and accumulate vast amounts of carbon as soil organic matter - much more than natural forests contain.", "tgt": "In this biome vast amounts of carbon as soil organic matter store up \u2013 much more than natural forests contain."} {"src": "Change to simpler wording: Sears executives decided to consolidate the thousands of employees in offices distributed throughout the Chicago area into one building on the western edge of Chicago's Loop.", "tgt": "It had thousands of workers in offices in the Chicago area. Sears managers decided to put all of those workers into one building."} {"src": "Simplify this text: Australian Mists do not require much brushing because they lose little hair.", "tgt": "They do not need much brushing because they do not lose much hair."} {"src": "Rewrite this with simpler wording: The Framingham Centre Common Historic District is the city's physical and historic center.", "tgt": "Framingham Center is the physical and historic center of town."} {"src": "Simplify the sentence: However, they would all be brighter than any star, ranging from magnitudes \u2212 1.5 to \u2212 4.9.", "tgt": "However, they would all be brighter than any star."} {"src": "Make this easier to understand: In May 1660, the earl was one of the six peers deputed by the Convention Parliament to invite the return of Charles II of England.", "tgt": "In May 1660, he was one of the six people selected by the Convention Parliament to ask Charles II of England to come back."} {"src": "Change to simpler wording: He invested a small fortune taken from the family's savings to begin a musical career for his daughter.", "tgt": "When he saw this, he used much of his family's savings to allow his daughter to start a musical career."} {"src": "Rewrite this with simpler wording: is a \" Wario \" platform game developed by Good-Feel for the Wii.", "tgt": "in North America) is a platform video game made by Good-feel and to be published by Nintendo for the Wii game console."} {"src": "Simplify this sentence: Felony disenfranchisement in Florida began with the 1838 ratification of the state constitution.", "tgt": "Florida \u2019 s constitution was ratified in 1838 and with that felony disenfranchisement was established in Florida."} {"src": "Rewrite this sentence for simplicity: Overall, the storm caused 2 deaths and $ 85,000 in damage.", "tgt": "The storm killed 2 people and caused $ 500 million in damage. It died that same day and it killed 2 people and caused only $ 85,000 in damage."} {"src": "Rewrite this with simpler wording: According to Thomas Edge, an early 17th-century whaling captain who was often inaccurate, \" William \" sic \" Hudson \" discovered the island in 1608 and named it \" Hudson's Touches \" (or \" Tutches \").", "tgt": "It is incorrectly assumed that Henry Hudson discovered the island in 1607 and called it \" Hudson's Tutches \" or \" Touches \", but there is no evidence for this."} {"src": "Simplify this sentence: Some experts speculate that Transcaucasia may be the birthplace of wine production.", "tgt": "Some experts think that this may be where wine was produced for the first time."} {"src": "Rewrite this sentence for simplicity: A council of ministers of the Crown chaired by the Premier of Ontario, the Executive Council, almost always made up of members of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, advises the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario on how to exercise the executive functions of the Ontario Crown.", "tgt": "It is made up of members of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario."} {"src": "Make this text less complex: However, vaccines remain elusive for many important diseases, including herpes simplex, malaria, gonorrhea, and HIV.", "tgt": "However, vaccines still do not exist for many important diseases, like malaria and HIV."} {"src": "Simplify this sentence: The Tirso (, Latin \" Thyrsus \") is a 152 km river, the most important of the island of Sardinia (Italy).", "tgt": "The Tirso is the most important river of Sardinia for its length ad the size of its drainage basin."} {"src": "Make this easier to understand: On August 11, 2014, Williams committed suicide in his Paradise Cay, California, home.", "tgt": "On August 11, 2014, Williams was found dead in his home."} {"src": "Make the sentence simpler: On the day of Rishi and Netra's engagement, Rishi forces Tanuja to sign over the property back to the Bedis or he won't get engaged to Netra.", "tgt": "On the day of Rishi and Netra's engagement, Rishi gets angry on Tanuja and tells her to sign property papers in 15 minutes and give his property back to him otherwise he will get engaged to Netra."} {"src": "Simplify this paragraph: As more people are living longer, dementia is becoming more common in the population as a whole.", "tgt": "Dementia is more common in older people, but younger people can be affected as well."} {"src": "Use simpler wording: It is the representative body of Italian citizens and is the successor to the Parliament of the Kingdom of Sardinia (1848 \u2013 1861) and the Parliament of the Kingdom of Italy (1861 \u2013 1946).", "tgt": "It is the representative body of Italian citizens."} {"src": "Rewrite this sentence in a simpler manner: Then came the sixteen huge chain cables, each made of 935 iron bars, that support the 176 m span.", "tgt": "They were made out of 935 bars of iron. They were long enough to support the 176 m long bridge."} {"src": "Rewrite this with simpler wording: A shadow puppet is a cut-out figure held between a source of light and a translucent screen.", "tgt": "A cut out figure on a rod is held in front of a light."} {"src": "Simplification: Thorbecke was born in Zwolle.", "tgt": "He was born in Zwolle."} {"src": "Simplify: \" Pitchfork \" gave \" EP2 \" a rating of 8/10.", "tgt": "\" Pitchfork \" gave it a score of 8 out of 10."} {"src": "Make the sentence simpler: Zhu Di was the fourth son of the Hongwu Emperor, the founder of the Ming dynasty.", "tgt": "Zhu Di was only the 4th son, so people did not think he would become the next emperor."} {"src": "Rewrite this sentence in a simpler manner: and \" Deal or No Deal \" have also been aired on the channel.", "tgt": ", and Deal or No Deal have also been produced."} {"src": "Rewrite this sentence in a simpler manner: This meal could last until late in the night, especially if guests were invited, and would often be followed by \" comissatio \", a round of alcoholic beverages usually wine.", "tgt": "This meal could last until late in the night, especially if guests were invited, and would often be followed by a round of drinks."} {"src": "Make this text less complex: A new single, \" One More Chance \", was released in August 2009.", "tgt": "In June 2009 they announced that their new single is called One More Chance. It was released during August 2009."} {"src": "Make this text less complex: It is one of the Bee Gees ' signature songs.", "tgt": "It is one of their signature songs."} {"src": "Rewrite the sentence to be simpler: While the team at bat is trying to score runs, the team in the field is attempting to record outs.", "tgt": "When the team on defense gets three players out, it is their turn to try and score runs."} {"src": "Make this easier to understand: An eating disorder is a mental disorder defined by abnormal eating habits that negatively affect a person's physical or mental health.", "tgt": "An eating disorder is when someone begins eating too much, or when someone begins to avoid eating. This affects one's mental and physical health."} {"src": "Rewrite this sentence in a simpler manner: The Blackhawks won the Stanley Cup in 1934, 1938, 1961, 2010, 2013, and 2015.", "tgt": "The team has won the Stanley Cup Championship six times, in 1933, 1937, 1960, 2010, 2013 and in 2015. By 1960, however, the team had only made the Stanley Cup final four times, winning the Cup in 1934 and 1938, and losing in 1931 and 1944."} {"src": "Make the sentence simpler: Bailey/Melewski plays a video clip and asks the contestant (s) a single question based on its content.", "tgt": "If they decide to play the Video Bonus question, a clip is played, and a question is asked based on it."} {"src": "Make this simpler: Entebbe sits on the northern shores of Lake Victoria, Africa's largest lake.", "tgt": "Entebbe is found on the shores of Lake Victoria."} {"src": "Make this easier to understand: Bernard was born in Puerto Deseado, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina.", "tgt": "She was born in Puerto Deseado, Argentina."} {"src": "Make the sentence simpler: By the early 20th century, Dutch dominance extended to the current boundaries.", "tgt": "Only in the early 20th century it extended to borders of today."} {"src": "Make the sentence simpler: The majority of the heat is produced by lighting fixtures, other electric devices and people in the mall.", "tgt": "Heat is produced by lighting fixtures, other electric devices and also by employees and guests of the mall in sufficient amounts to keep it comfortable."} {"src": "Rewrite this sentence for simplicity: Although he was well known in America as a pianist, ethnomusicologist and teacher, he was not well known as a composer.", "tgt": "He was also not very well known in America, and not many people were interested in his music."} {"src": "Make this easier to understand: English was born in Brooklyn, New York, United States.", "tgt": "He was born in New York City."} {"src": "Rewrite the sentence to be simpler: Inga alley cropping has been proposed as an alternative to the ecological destruction of slash-and-burn farming.", "tgt": "Intercropping has been proposed as an alternative to slash-and-burn farming, which is very bad for the environment."} {"src": "Rewrite this sentence in a simpler manner: The Arawaks attempted to fight back against Columbus's men but lacked their armor, guns, swords, and horses.", "tgt": "This made the Arawaks decide to fight back against the Spaniards. To avoid getting their hands cut off, many Arawaks tried to run away from Columbus and his men."} {"src": "Write a simpler version for the sentence: Iodine pentoxide decomposes to iodine (vapor) and oxygen when heated to about 350 \u00b0 C.", "tgt": "It breaks down to iodine and oxygen when heated."} {"src": "Rewrite this sentence for simplicity: The Lesser Sunda Islands consist of two geologically distinct archipelagos.", "tgt": "In the Lesser Sunda Islands there are two geologically different groups of islands."} {"src": "Rewrite this sentence in a simpler manner: As a garbage truck approaches, Woody reveals Lotso's deception to Big Baby, who throws Lotso into the dumpster.", "tgt": "As a garbage truck approaches, Woody explains to Big Baby that Lotso has lied to him and that his owner still loved him, whereupon Big Baby, Ken and the other Sunnyside toys turn on Lotso and push him into the dumpster."} {"src": "Simplify the sentence: Bir Tawil is 2060 km2 in size.", "tgt": "It is also 2060 km2 in size."} {"src": "Simplification: Philosophy of Language may investigate the relations between language, language users, and the world.", "tgt": "Philosophy of language is the study of how languages were created and are used."} {"src": "Simplification: It was held on May 29, 1988 \u2013 June 3, 1988.", "tgt": "It was held on May 25 through June 3, 1988."} {"src": "Change to simpler wording: A follow-up single, \" Talons \" was released in October 2008.", "tgt": "On 8 September 2008, Bloc Party said that their next single, \" Talons \" would be released on 20 October 2008."} {"src": "Simplification: These plants typically have a stout and woody (ligneous) trunk with a crown of large, hard and stiff, evergreen leaves.", "tgt": "They are different from most plants because they have large crowns of compound leaves and a stout trunk."} {"src": "Write a simpler version for the sentence: Governments use different kinds of taxes and vary the tax rates.", "tgt": "There are many different kinds of taxes. Often because different parts of governments use taxes for different things, people end up paying lots of taxes."} {"src": "Rewrite this with simpler wording: They had two adult children.", "tgt": "They have two children."} {"src": "Make this easier to understand: The Governess goes into the children's schoolroom where she sees the ghost of Miss Jessel seated at the teacher's desk.", "tgt": "The Governess runs off and goes to her room. She can feel the presence of Miss Jessel and sees her sitting at her desk."} {"src": "Change to simpler wording: There is currently controversy about whether or not to classify \" Morganucodon \" as a mammal or as a non-mammalian mammaliaform.", "tgt": "There has been a long controversy about whether or not to classify it as a mammal."} {"src": "Make the sentence simpler: He attained the bar in Philadelphia in 1767, and established a practice in Reading, Pennsylvania.", "tgt": "After two years of studying, he got the bar in Philadelphia, and, in the following year (1767), set up his own practice in Reading, Pennsylvania."} {"src": "Rewrite the sentence to be simpler: Stravinsky settled in West Hollywood.", "tgt": "They applied for American citizenship and settled in Hollywood."} {"src": "Make this easier to understand: Nerve fibres of the parasympathetic nervous system arise from the central nervous system.", "tgt": "For example, if only the parasympathetic nervous system was working, a person's heart rate and breathing would keep getting lower and lower."} {"src": "Simplify this sentence: Switzer became head coach at Oklahoma in 1973.", "tgt": "He became head coach there in 1973."} {"src": "Simplification: The album debuted on the UK album chart at No. 12.", "tgt": "It entered the UK Album Chart at number twelve, and spent over a year in it."} {"src": "Rewrite this sentence in a simpler manner: Near the end of his life, Frederick grew increasingly solitary.", "tgt": "Near the end of his life Frederick spent more and more time alone."} {"src": "Make this easier to understand: The construction of the bridge was undertaken by the collaboration of Sato Kogyo Pte Ltd and TTJ Design and Engineering Pte Ltd.", "tgt": "The construction of the bridge was done by two local engineering and construction companies."} {"src": "Simplify this sentence: It was a small bat weighing around 3-4.5 g.", "tgt": "It was a small bat (it weighed 3 to), and lived only on Christmas Island, Australia."} {"src": "Simplification: Best known as Deputy Clem Foster on \" Bonanza \" (1959) and Robert in \" The Magnificent Seven \" (1960), he guest-starred in episodes of many television series, including \" Playhouse 90 \", \" Highway Patrol \", \" Wagon Train \", \" The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp \", \" The Loretta Young Show \", \" Johnny Ringo \", \" Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color \", \" The Rifleman \", \" Maverick \", \" Zane Grey Theater \", \" Route 66 \", \" Rawhide \", \" Ben Casey \", \" The Untouchables \", \" Hazel \", \" The Andy Griffith Show \", \" The Twilight Zone \", \" The Donna Reed Show \", \" The Munsters \", \" Combat! \",", "tgt": "He was best known for playing the role of Deputy Clem Foster on \" Bonanza \", beginning in 1959 and of Robert in \" The Magnificent Seven \" in 1960."} {"src": "Change to simpler wording: Most millipedes are slow-moving detritivores, eating decaying leaves and other dead plant matter.", "tgt": "Most of the time, their food is decaying leaves and other dead plant matter."} {"src": "Rewrite this with simpler wording: It consists of several documents.", "tgt": "It is made up of several documents."} {"src": "Rewrite the sentence to be simpler: The R & B ballad talks about a lover trying to rekindle a romance that faded away a long time ago.", "tgt": "The song is about trying to bring back a romance that ended a long time ago."} {"src": "Use simpler wording: The most popular Chick tract was \" This Was Your Life! \".", "tgt": "The most known of tracts is This Was Your Life! ,"} {"src": "Make the sentence simple: He made over 90 films, the vast majority of them short experimental documentaries.", "tgt": "He has made over 90 movies, most of them were documentaries."} {"src": "Simplify this paragraph: Twice, he was a member of the NHL All-Star Team.", "tgt": "He was part of the All-Star team two times."} {"src": "Simplify this sentence: Human physiology is the study of how the human body functions.", "tgt": "Some people study how the human body works and lives in its environment."} {"src": "Change to simpler wording: The capital city is Hamilton.", "tgt": "Its capital city is Hamilton."} {"src": "Make the sentence simpler: Sarona is now a neighborhood of Tel Aviv, Israel.", "tgt": "It is now a neighborhood of the city."} {"src": "Make the sentence simple: The 747-100 was the original variant launched in 1966.", "tgt": "The 747-100 was the very first type of 747, which was made in 1966."} {"src": "Simplification: The series is set in Fawlty Towers, a fictional hotel in the seaside town of Torquay on the \" English Riviera \".", "tgt": "It is set in a hotel in the coastal Devon town of Torquay."} {"src": "Make this easier to understand: Accordingly, Hale \u2013 Bopp was dubbed the Great Comet of 1997.", "tgt": "It was called the Great Comet of 1997."} {"src": "Make this text less complex: His campaign effectively ended when he was shot in Maryland by Arthur Bremer, and Wallace remained paralyzed below the waist for the rest of his life.", "tgt": "When Wallace was running for President, he was shot and paralyzed for the rest of his life."} {"src": "Use simpler wording: By the time they escape from the Abyss, ten years have already passed.", "tgt": "When they return to their world, the time goes by ten years."} {"src": "Make this text less complex: The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) is the world's largest security-oriented intergovernmental organization.", "tgt": "Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) is an international organization for peace and human rights."} {"src": "Make the sentence simpler: The most complete specimen measures up to 12.3 m in length though \" T. rex \" could grow to lengths of over 12.3 m, up to 3.66 m tall at the hips, and according to most modern estimates 8.4 MT to 14 MT in weight.", "tgt": "It was up to 12.3 m in length, up to 4 m tall at the hips, and up to 6.8 MT in weight."} {"src": "Simplify the sentence: The capital is Mersch.", "tgt": "Its capital is Mersch."} {"src": "Rewrite this sentence in a simpler manner: Hooks was born in Hopkinsville, a small, segregated town in Kentucky, to a working-class family.", "tgt": "She was born in Kentucky and grew up in a working class family."} {"src": "Rewrite this sentence in a simpler manner: He made a successful stand-up performance on \" The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson \" where he became a frequent guest-host.", "tgt": "He began his career in comedy when he was on \" The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson \" and was on the show many times."} {"src": "Simplify this paragraph: It runs at high speed, without the leaping, bounding gait seen in other gazelle species.", "tgt": "It can run at high speed, without the leaping and bounding seen in other gazelles."} {"src": "Use simpler wording: Plunkett is married and has three children.", "tgt": "She is married and has three children."} {"src": "Make this simpler: A magnifying glass (called a hand lens in laboratory contexts) is a convex lens that is used to produce a magnified image of an object.", "tgt": "A magnifying glass is a lens through which can be used to make things appear bigger, so you can see them better. The magnifying glass consists of a piece of convex-shaped glass or plastic."} {"src": "Make this easier to understand: Annabelle Tillman, the daughter of a senator, is sent to a Catholic boarding school after being expelled from two of her previous schools.", "tgt": "She is sent to a Catholic boarding school after she was kicked out of two other schools."} {"src": "Use simpler wording: The Taklamakan Desert has very little water, therefore it is hazardous to cross.", "tgt": "There is very little water in the desert and it is dangerous to cross."} {"src": "Use simpler wording: The film was released in July 2014.", "tgt": "It was released in July 2014."} {"src": "Make this text less complex: Her internationally acclaimed magnum opus is \" \" Heren van de Thee \" \", translated to \" \" The Tea Lords \" \".", "tgt": "Many people think her greatest book is \" Heren van de Thee \" (The Tea Lords)."} {"src": "Simplification: Lake Albert is located in the center of the continent, on the border between Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.", "tgt": "Lake Albert is in the center of Africa."} {"src": "Make the sentence simple: The United States system of units is similar to the British imperial system.", "tgt": "The system of Imperial units is similar and in some parts identical."} {"src": "Simplify this paragraph: Although primarily used for HTTP and FTP, Squid includes limited support for several other protocols including Internet Gopher, SSL, TLS and HTTPS.", "tgt": "It is mostly used in HTTP and FTP protocols, but it has some support for some other types of protocols, like SSL, TLS, and HTTPS."} {"src": "Make the sentence simpler: A pregnancy that ends before 37 weeks of gestation resulting in a live-born infant is a \" premature birth \" or a \" preterm birth \".", "tgt": "A pregnancy that ends this way, but that is between 20 and 37 weeks old is known as \" premature birth \" if the baby is born alive. A pregnancy that ends without a child being born also may cause some problems to the woman this happens to."} {"src": "Make this simpler: \" Nothing Was the Same \" was supported by the seven successful singles; \" Started from the Bottom \", \" Hold On, We're Going Home \", \" All Me \", \" Pound Cake \", \" The Language \", \" Too Much \" and \" Worst Behavior \".", "tgt": "It was promoted by the hit songs \" Started From the Bottom \" and \" Hold On, Were Going Home \"."} {"src": "Simplification: The Rouyn-Noranda franchise started out as the Montreal Junior Canadiens.", "tgt": "The team was first known as the Montreal Junior Canadiens and they were based in Montreal."} {"src": "Simplification: It was in this state when it came under attack by Germanic warriors armed with light swords, large lances and narrow-bladed short spears called \" fremae \".", "tgt": "It was then suddenly attacked by Germanic warriors who were carrying some light swords, large lances and spears that came with short and narrow blades, so sharp and warrior friendly that they could be used as required."} {"src": "Change to simpler wording: (Alyssa Greenfill was his co-star.)", "tgt": "Alyssa Greenfill was also in it."} {"src": "Make this text less complex: A media franchise often consists of cross-marketing across more than one medium.", "tgt": "It consists of cross-marketing across more than one type of medium."} {"src": "Make this text less complex: O 'Connor turned professional in 1967.", "tgt": "He turned professional in 1967."} {"src": "Simplify this sentence: He learned about poetry, drama, and literature while working with the rural theatrical group \" Letor Dal \".", "tgt": "He learned of poetry, drama, and literature while working with theatrical groups."} {"src": "Write a simpler version for the sentence: The conservative estimate is that 10% of individuals with psychiatric disorders may have an undiagnosed medical condition causing their symptoms, upwards of 50% may have an undiagnosed medical condition which if not causing is exacerbating their psychiatric symptoms.", "tgt": "About 10% of people with psychiatric problems may have a medical condition that the doctor does not know about which is causing their symptoms. About 50% may have a medical condition that the doctor does not know about which is making their symptoms worse."} {"src": "Simplify the sentence: As an actor, he is best known for his roles in \" Brighton Rock \", \" The Great Escape \", \" 10 Rillington Place \", \" The Sand Pebbles \", \" Miracle on 34th Street \" (1994) and \" Jurassic Park \".", "tgt": "In his movie roles, he is mostly known for his roles in \" The Great Escape \" and in \" Jurassic Park \"."} {"src": "Make this easier to understand: Bironas was an All-Pro and Pro Bowl selection in 2007.", "tgt": "During his NFL career, he was named to the All-Pro team and was selected to play in the Pro Bowl in 2007."} {"src": "Simplify this paragraph: It was the largest known mass extinction of insects.", "tgt": "It is the only known extinction event of insects."} {"src": "Simplify: M249s have seen action in every major conflict involving the United States since the U.S. invasion of Panama in 1989.", "tgt": "It has seen action in every war that the United States has been in since 1989."} {"src": "Simplify this paragraph: Bia\u0142owiez \u0307 a Forest (\" \";]; \" \") is one of the last and largest remaining parts of the immense primeval forest that once stretched across the European Plain.", "tgt": "It is one of the last and largest remaining parts of the large primeval forest that once went across the European Plain."} {"src": "Make the sentence simple: The Phillips and Rangeley Railroad, a narrow gauge common carrier, opened in 1891, becoming part of the Sandy River and Rangeley Lakes Railroad in 1908.", "tgt": "The Phillips and Rangeley railroad opened in 1891 and tourists from Boston; Hartford; New York; and Philadelphia started to come."} {"src": "Rewrite this with simpler wording: The award comes with a monetary prize of A $ 3,500.", "tgt": "This award also comes with a prize of $ 2,500."} {"src": "Make this simpler: The population was 3,353 at the 2010 census.", "tgt": "It is the county seat of Grant County, and 3,353 people lived there at the 2010 census."} {"src": "Change to simpler wording: Less conventional schools in the city include Unlimited Paenga Tawhiti, Hagley Community College, and the Christchurch Rudolf Steiner School.", "tgt": "There are also less conventional schools such as Unlimited Paenga Tawhiti and Hagley Community College."} {"src": "Write a simpler version for the sentence: The club plays home games at the Bristol County Ground in the Bishopston area of north Bristol.", "tgt": "Most of the home games are played in Bristol."} {"src": "Rewrite this sentence for simplicity: The consistency can be thick, thin, sticky or watery.", "tgt": "It can be thick or thin."} {"src": "Make this text less complex: As of the 2010 United States Census, the population was 8,424.", "tgt": "As of the 2010 census, there were 8,424 people living there."} {"src": "Use simpler wording: Winter events include skiing, ice fishing and snowmobile derbies.", "tgt": "Many people in Wisconsin go skiing, ice fishing and to snowmobile races."} {"src": "Simplify this paragraph: Helium is the second lightest and second most abundant element in the observable universe (hydrogen is the lightest and most abundant).", "tgt": "It is the second most common element in the universe, after hydrogen, and has no color or smell."} {"src": "Make this simpler: The franchise has spawned more than 200 games of various genres and series, including \" Mario Kart \", \" Mario Party \", \" Mario Tennis \", and \" Mario Golf \".", "tgt": "The \" Mario \" series has been running for more than 25 years, and in has released more than 200 video games."} {"src": "Change to simpler wording: The award originally included only a category for novels.", "tgt": "At first, the award was only for novels."} {"src": "Change to simpler wording: He worked as a stage and costume designer, generally with Finnish director, whose autobiography he illustrated.", "tgt": "He also worked as a stage and costume designer."} {"src": "Make this simpler: It is a rare, silvery-white, hard, corrosion-resistant, and chemically inert transition metal.", "tgt": "It is a rare metal. It is silver white and hard."} {"src": "Simplify this paragraph: It exhibits pigs, cows, horses and other domestic animals.", "tgt": "This small farm contains pigs, cows, horses and other animals which can be found on farms."} {"src": "Make the sentence simple: Heinrich Wilhelm Schott (7 January 1794 in Bru \u0308 nn (Brno), Moravia \u2013 5 March 1865 at Scho \u0308 nbrunn Palace, Vienna) was an Austrian botanist well known for his extensive work on aroids (Family Araceae).", "tgt": "Heinrich Wilhelm Schott was an Austrian botanist well known for his extensive work on aroids (Family Araceae). He was born on 7 January 1794 in Brno, a city in Moravia that in those years was part of the Austrian Empire and that now is part of the Czech Republic."} {"src": "Make the sentence simpler: However, it lacked range (making it potentially vulnerable to counter-battery fire), was not notably robust, had poor sights and was not entirely popular.", "tgt": "However, it could not fire very far (had a short range), had bad sights and was not very popular."} {"src": "Simplify this sentence: The kurus \u0327 was introduced in 1688.", "tgt": "It was first introduced in 1688."} {"src": "Rewrite the sentence to be simpler: He began the formal study of drawing at fifteen but, at his father's insistence, he changed to architecture.", "tgt": "At age 15, he began official study in drawing but he later on switched to architecture because his father told him to."} {"src": "Simplify this text: Lobamba is the legislative seat of the Eswatini government.", "tgt": "Lobamba is the legislative capital of Eswatini (which used to be called Swaziland)."} {"src": "Make this easier to understand: A computer program is a collection of instructions that performs a specific task when executed by a computer.", "tgt": "A computer program is a list of instructions that tell a computer what to do."} {"src": "Simplify the sentence: On March 22, 2013, ABC Family announced that \" Baby Daddy \" was renewed for a third season, two months before the second season premiered.", "tgt": "On March 22, 2013, ABC Family announced that the show will continue on for its third season."} {"src": "Make the sentence simple: He planned to conduct experiments regarding the effects of weightlessness on fluids.", "tgt": "He was going to do experiments on the weightlessness of fluids, as well as other things."} {"src": "Simplify this paragraph: In order for a train to launch, the train must \" drift \" back to \" hook \" on to a catch car.", "tgt": "The train has to move back to hook onto the catch car in order to launch."} {"src": "Make this simpler: The islands were first recorded as sighted in 1506 by Portuguese explorer Trista \u0303 o da Cunha, though rough seas prevented a landing.", "tgt": "The islands were first seen in 1506 by Portuguese explorer Tristan da Cunha, but he did not go to land because rough seas."} {"src": "Simplify this paragraph: The Gullah people have been able to preserve much of their African cultural heritage because of climate, geography, cultural pride, and patterns of importation of enslaved Africans.", "tgt": "The Gullah people were able to keep much of their African culture because the climate and geography of this area were similar to Africa, and because slaves lived in large groups and had little interaction with whites."} {"src": "Simplification: The crab is orange with white spots along the legs.", "tgt": "It is orange in colour, with white spots on its legs."} {"src": "Simplification: Sunderland grew as a port, trading coal and salt.", "tgt": "Sunderland grew as a port, mostly selling coal and salt. This had a big impact on Sunderland, which was selling more and more coal."} {"src": "Make this easier to understand: Marchesi was born in Milan, Italy.", "tgt": "He was born in Milan."} {"src": "Write a simpler version for the sentence: The Prut flows southeast, eventually joining the Danube river near Giurgiules \u0326 ti, east of Galat \u0326 i.", "tgt": "It flows to the southeast to join the Danube river near Reni. This is east of Galat \u0327 i."} {"src": "Simplify this paragraph: From the site of his tomb the Emperor Seiwa is sometimes referred to as the Emperor Mizunoo (\u6c34\u5c3e\u5e1d, Mizunoo-tei).", "tgt": "From the site of his tomb, he was sometimes referred to as Mizunoo (\u6c34\u5c3e)."} {"src": "Rewrite this sentence in a simpler manner: Washbrook has a church called St Mary's Church.", "tgt": "It has a church called St Mary."} {"src": "Write a simpler version for the sentence: The Roads in Puerto Rico are the territorial, forest and municipal roadways that make up the approximately 14400 km roads through the terrain of Puerto Rico.", "tgt": "The system of highways in Puerto Rico is made up of about 14400 km of roads."} {"src": "Make this simpler: As a phylogenetic relict, it is the only known surviving member of its order.", "tgt": "It is the only surviving member of its order."} {"src": "Simplify this text: In 2002, the band released their fourth album, \" This Side \", produced by Alison Krauss.", "tgt": "In 2002, \" This Side \" came out and it was also produced by Alison Krauss."} {"src": "Simplification: \" Pope Leo VII \"] Leo called for Odo of Cluny to mediate between Alberic and Hugh of Italy, Alberic's stepfather, the King of Italy.", "tgt": "He called for Odo of Cluny to mediate between Alberic II of Spoleto and Hugh of Italy."} {"src": "Simplify this text: In a sun-dappled forest, two men are searching for buried treasure.", "tgt": "In a forest, two men are looking for treasure."} {"src": "Simplification: His works have been translated into English, Finnish, Estonian, Swedish, German, French, Romanian and Portuguese.", "tgt": "His works have been translated into many languages ranging from English to French."} {"src": "Simplify: Dietitians supervise the preparation and service of food, develop modified diets, participate in research, and educate individuals and groups on good nutritional habits.", "tgt": "Dietitians supervise the preparation and service of food, help in research, and teach people on how to eat well."} {"src": "Simplify this text: Within each group, the teams played each other in a round-robin format.", "tgt": "Each team played each other once within the group. Within each group each team will play each other once."} {"src": "Rewrite this sentence in a simpler manner: According to Liu's family and counsel, he planned to appeal the judgment.", "tgt": "According to Liu's family and counsel, he plans to fight this and ask for a new trial."} {"src": "Simplify this sentence: Mozart wrote the concerto in April 1778, during his seven-month sojourn in Paris.", "tgt": "It was written in 1778. Mozart was living in Paris at the time he wrote this concerto."} {"src": "Simplification: Historically, \" flammable \", \" inflammable \" and \" combustible \" meant \" capable of burning \".", "tgt": "\" Inflammable \" and \" flammable \" are used to mean the same thing. Since many people do not know that \" inflammable \" means \" burns easily \", \" flammable \" is used more often in public places as a warning."} {"src": "Simplify the sentence: Hamilton and his gang returned to Missouri.", "tgt": "Many did leave and returned to Missouri."} {"src": "Rewrite this sentence for simplicity: Though it was a low-budget film, the film grossed $ 33,415,129 and was a box office success.", "tgt": "Though it was a did not cost much money to make, the movie made $ 33,415,129."} {"src": "Make this easier to understand: Vietnam has never competed in the Winter Olympics.", "tgt": "They have never been in the Winter Olympics."} {"src": "Write a simpler version for the sentence: In Strasbourg, he immersed himself in French literature and political thought.", "tgt": "In Strasbourg, he studied not only medicine but French literature and political thought as well."} {"src": "Simplification: Twenty-four of the thirty-one NHL teams currently have a captain.", "tgt": "Some teams in the NHL do not have a captain."} {"src": "Use simpler wording: Kamloops is ranked 36th on the list of the largest metropolitan areas in Canada and represents the 2nd largest census agglomeration nationwide, with 103,811 residents in 2016.", "tgt": "It is ranked 37th on the list of 100 largest metropolitan areas in Canada."} {"src": "Make the sentence simple: Her family consists of her parents, an older brother, and a younger sister.", "tgt": "Her family is made up of her parents, her older brother and her younger sister."} {"src": "Simplify this text: He made large donations to many institutions in India and abroad with special emphasis given to educational institutions such as the Jamia Nizamia and the Darul Uloom Deoband.", "tgt": "He also made large donations to many institutions in India and abroad with special emphasis given to educational institutions."} {"src": "Simplify this sentence: The Warriors faced the Cleveland Cavaliers in a rematch of the 2015 NBA Finals.", "tgt": "They would meet the Cleveland Cavaliers again in the NBA Finals."} {"src": "Simplification: Wertham was born on March 20, 1895 in Nuremberg as Friedrich Ignatz Wertheimer.", "tgt": "He was born on 20 March 20 1895 in Munich."} {"src": "Make this simpler: On speed-unrestricted stretches, an advisory speed limit of 130 km/h applies.", "tgt": "There is only a speed recommendation of 130 km per hour. On autobahns in Austria there is a general speeding limit of 130 km/h."} {"src": "Make the sentence simple: He had a wife Patricia and four children.", "tgt": "He was married to Patricia and had four children."} {"src": "Write a simpler version for the sentence: It is a common misconception that PI is too unstable to be stored; it is, in fact, commercially available.", "tgt": "Some think that it is too unstable to be stored, but it can be stored and can be bought."} {"src": "Simplify this text: He won the Olivier Award for Best Actor.", "tgt": "He has won two Olivier Awards in 2002 and in 2011, and another for best supporting actor."} {"src": "Make this text less complex: The foreskin protects the glans.", "tgt": "The foreskin can keep the glans penis comfortable, moist, and protect it."} {"src": "Use simpler wording: The restoration lasted only a few days, from July 1 to July 12, and was quickly reversed by Republican troops.", "tgt": "But it lasted only a few days, from July 1 to July 12."} {"src": "Simplify: The breasts become larger, the nipple-areola complex becomes larger and darker, the Montgomery's glands enlarge, and veins sometimes become more visible.", "tgt": "Both boys and girls have breasts at birth, but during puberty, the breasts on women become larger and visible."} {"src": "Make this easier to understand: Most clinically apparent miscarriages (two-thirds to three-quarters in various studies) occur during the first trimester.", "tgt": "Most miscarriages happen during the first trimester. Some studies say that two-thirds (two out of three) to three-quarters (three out of four) of all miscarriages happen during this trimester."} {"src": "Make the sentence simple: Hugo Wolf was born in Windischgra \u0308 tz in the Duchy of Styria (now Slovenj Gradec, Slovenia), then a part of the Austrian Empire.", "tgt": "The town where Wolf was born is now called Slovenj Gradec in Slovenia, but at that time it was part of the Austrian Empire."} {"src": "Simplify this paragraph: In the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now known as WWE), Roussimoff was a one-time WWF World Heavyweight Champion and a one-time WWF Tag Team Champion.", "tgt": "He was best known for wrestling with World Wrestling Federation (WWF). During his professional wrestling career, he was a one time WWF champion and a one time WWF World Tag Team champion with Haku."} {"src": "Simplify this text: McReynolds was twice a candidate for President of the United States, running atop the ticket of the Socialist Party USA in 1980 and 2000.", "tgt": "He ran for President of the United States twice in 1980 and in 2000."} {"src": "Rewrite this with simpler wording: Most telescopic data was fairly limited until the advent of the \" Hubble Space Telescope \" and large ground-based telescopes with adaptive optics (AO).", "tgt": "Its small obvious size has made it difficult to study visually; most telescopic data was quite limited until the arrival of the Hubble Space Telescope and large ground-based telescopes with adaptive optics."} {"src": "Simplify this sentence: Postgate wrote \" Alexander The Mouse, \" a story about a mouse born to be king.", "tgt": "Postgate thought he could make better programmes than the ones he was working on, so he created \" Alexander the Mouse \", a story about a mouse that was born to be king."} {"src": "Make this easier to understand: Nanut collaborated with over 200 orchestras and had made over 200 recordings with a variety of labels.", "tgt": "He also had worked with over 200 orchestras and had made over 200 recordings with many labels."} {"src": "Make this easier to understand: The Cambrian is unique in its unusually high proportion of sedimentary deposits, sites of exceptional preservation where \" soft \" parts of organisms are preserved as well as their more resistant shells.", "tgt": "This is because places have been found where soft parts of organisms are preserved as well as their more resistant shells."} {"src": "Simplify this paragraph: Following the 2018 general election, the incumbent office-holder assumed the role of an Executive President and holds both ceremonial and executive status.", "tgt": "The president will assume the role of an Executive President and will hold both ceremonial and executive status."} {"src": "Make this easier to understand: He ran for the Republican nomination in the 2012 U.S. presidential election.", "tgt": "He ran for President of the United States in 2012 and in 2016."} {"src": "Rewrite the sentence to be simpler: \" Voices of a Distant Star \" was followed by the 90-minute \" The Place Promised in Our Early Days \", which was released nationwide in Japan on November 20, 2004.", "tgt": "It was called \" The Place Promised in Our Early Days \" and was released in Japan on November 20, 2004."} {"src": "Simplify the sentence: The character's arms and legs can stretch unlimited distances.", "tgt": "Vinicius can stretch his arms and legs as long as he wants."} {"src": "Simplify this text: Bach did not give the B minor Mass a title.", "tgt": "Bach did not plan the Mass in B minor as one continuous work."} {"src": "Simplification: In the Classical period, an acciaccatura is usually performed before the beat and the emphasis is on the main note, not the grace note.", "tgt": "Most performers play acciaccaturas exactly on the beat, but sometimes it is better to play it just before the beat so that the main note is exactly on time on the beat."} {"src": "Make the sentence simple: Effects of the two mustard agents are typically delayed", "tgt": "When they are breathed in, symptoms usually do not appear for 4 to 6 hours. When mustard agents get on the skin, symptoms can take 2 to 48 hours to appear."} {"src": "Make the sentence simple: He is married to film actress Kajol since 1999 and the couple have two children.", "tgt": "He is married to Kajol and has two children."} {"src": "Simplify this sentence: Mules are much more common than hinnies.", "tgt": "Mules are more common, and have been used for transportation."} {"src": "Rewrite this sentence for simplicity: It was the last inauguration to be held on the constitutionally prescribed date of March 4; the 20th Amendment, ratified in January 1933, moved Inauguration Day to January 20.", "tgt": "It was the last inauguration to be held on March 4."} {"src": "Change to simpler wording: Lentil soup may include vegetables such as carrots, potatoes, celery, parsley, tomato, pumpkin, ripe plantain and onion.", "tgt": "Red or green lentils may be used and in some recipes the lentils are boiled with vegetables such as carrots, potatoes, parsley and onion, and then pureed."} {"src": "Simplify this text: The Company's ultimate purpose was to transport anti-slavery immigrants into the Kansas Territory.", "tgt": "It was created to bring immigrants to the Kansas Territory."} {"src": "Simplify the sentence: During a volcanic eruption the magma that leaves the underground is called lava.", "tgt": "When magma comes out from the ground in a volcano and it is still melted, it is called lava. When magma is ejected by a volcano or other vent, the material is called lava."} {"src": "Use simpler wording: Cider is an alcoholic beverage made from the fermented juice of apples.", "tgt": "Cider (or cyder) is a drink made from fruit juice, most often from apples. In Europe and Oceania it is an alcoholic drink that is made from apple juice, through a process called fermentation."} {"src": "Make this simpler: Therefore, November in the Southern Hemisphere is the seasonal equivalent of May in the Northern Hemisphere and vice versa.", "tgt": "In each hemisphere, it is the seasonal equivalent of May in the other."} {"src": "Make this easier to understand: From December 2011, Tatsu formed an alliance with Trent Barreta to feud with Curt Hawkins and Tyler Reks.", "tgt": "He would go on to form an alliance with Trent Barreta and they feuded with Curt Hawkins and Tyler Reks."} {"src": "Simplify the sentence: They had three children Juliet, Giles and Liz.", "tgt": "They had three children and 14 grandchildren."} {"src": "Make the sentence simple: A funeral service was held in Taichung on 24 April 2015.", "tgt": "Her funeral was held on 24 April."} {"src": "Rewrite the sentence to be simpler: In the fourth major caliphate, the Ottoman Caliphate, the rulers of the Ottoman Empire claimed caliphal authority from 1517.", "tgt": "As the Ottoman Empire grew in size and strength, Ottoman rulers beginning with Selim I began to claim Caliphal authority."} {"src": "Make this easier to understand: As an example, \" ESC E \" will switch to printing in bold font, while \" ESC F \" switches off bold printing.", "tgt": "As an example, ESC E will switch on bold, and ESC F will switch it off."} {"src": "Make this easier to understand: There are also sections on books, arts, and short science fiction stories.", "tgt": "There are also sections on books and arts."} {"src": "Simplify: Wolfe also underwent cataract surgery on his right eye in early 2013.", "tgt": "He also had surgery on his right eye in early 2013."} {"src": "Simplify this text: Suvari has been featured in several fashion blogs and magazines such as \" Seventeen \", \" Elle \", \" Cosmopolitan \", \" Details \", \" Rolling Stone \", \" Vogue \", \" Marie Claire \", \" Nylon \", \" Vanity Fair \", \" Glamour, Tatler \" and \" Lucky \".", "tgt": "She has been in many fashion blogs and magazines such as \" Vogue \"."} {"src": "Make this text less complex: A memorial there marks the site where Graham made his decision.", "tgt": "A memorial is there showing where Graham first made this choice."} {"src": "Simplify this text: He became vice chief of staff of the Army, the second-highest-ranking position in the Army, in 1972.", "tgt": "He also was Vice Chief of Staff of the Army."} {"src": "Make this easier to understand: Li Rui was born in Beijing in 1917.", "tgt": "He was born in Beijing."} {"src": "Change to simpler wording: Zero is a number which quantifies a count or an amount of null size.", "tgt": "Zero is a number which means an amount of null size; that is, if the number of your brothers is zero, that means the same thing as having no brothers, and if something has a weight of zero, it has no weight."} {"src": "Simplify this paragraph: As Amy Pond's (Karen Gillan) fiance \u0301, Rory is initially insecure because he believes Amy secretly loves the Doctor more.", "tgt": "Rory began as Amy Pond's fiance \u0301. This was because he believed that Amy cared more for the Doctor than she did for him."} {"src": "Make the sentence simple: Handzus \u030c played for the St. Louis Blues, Phoenix Coyotes, Philadelphia Flyers, Los Angeles Kings, San Jose Sharks and the Chicago Blackhawks, with whom he won the Stanley Cup with in 2013.", "tgt": "He has also played for the St. Louis Blues for 3 seasons, Phoenix Coyotes for 2 seasons, Philadelphia Flyers for 2 seasons, Chicago Blackhawks for 8 games, Los Angeles Kings for 4 seasons and the San Jose Sharks for 1 season."} {"src": "Simplify the sentence: The building was inaugurated on 6 January 1870.", "tgt": "It was opened on 6 January 1870."} {"src": "Make the sentence simpler: He went to Lincoln University, a historically black university in Pennsylvania.", "tgt": "He went on to attend Lincoln University and graduated in 1930."} {"src": "Simplify the sentence: Deforestation rates have increased 7.3% since the end of the civil war.", "tgt": "This has been better since the end of the civil war."} {"src": "Rewrite this with simpler wording: She was particularly known for the children's programme \" Anita och Televinken \", a puppet show television series.", "tgt": "She was known for the children's program \" Anita och Televinken \", which she both produced and announced for."} {"src": "Rewrite this sentence for simplicity: The anatomy of the wood in the two sections also differs.", "tgt": "The kind of wood in the two sections is also different."} {"src": "Simplify this sentence: The suitability of underwear as outer clothing is, apart from the indoor or outdoor climate, largely dependent on societal norms, fashion, and the requirements of the law.", "tgt": "Whether underwear can be used as outer clothing depends on a number of things, such as how warm it is indoors and outdoors, what other people in society find acceptable, fashion, and what the law allows."} {"src": "Make this simpler: The Catholic, Anglican, Lutheran, Oriental Orthodox, Eastern Orthodox Churches, and the Church of the East venerate Stephen as a saint.", "tgt": "He is venerated as a saint in the Roman Catholic Church, as well as in the Eastern Orthodox Church."} {"src": "Make this simpler: By most definitions it is east of the ancient City of London and north of the River Thames.", "tgt": "It is east of the City of London."} {"src": "Rewrite this sentence for simplicity: Today there are 13 buildings remaining on the palace grounds and 28 pavilions in the gardens, occupying 110 acres (45 hectares) in all and the area is designated as Historical Site No. 122.", "tgt": "There are total of 13 buildings remaining in all and the area is designated as Historical Site No. 122."} {"src": "Write a simpler version for the sentence: Furthermore, due to the intervention of the Agency, about 200,000 prisoners were exchanged between the warring parties, released from captivity and returned to their home country.", "tgt": "The Agency also arranged for about 200,000 prisoners to be released and returned to their home country."} {"src": "Simplify this text: Reaction with carbon dioxide gives barium carbonate.", "tgt": "It reacts with carbon dioxide to make barium carbonate. When barium hydroxide reacts with carbon dioxide to make barium carbonate, it forms a white solid that can be removed."} {"src": "Simplify this sentence: SnO is used in sensors of combustible gases including carbon monoxide detectors.", "tgt": "It is used to detect carbon monoxide. It is used in sensors of gases that can burn."} {"src": "Simplify the sentence: Russell kept a 30-man roster because he believed that some of the players deserved to have one last season.", "tgt": "He kept more players on his team than he needed, because he thought the players deserved to play for one last season."} {"src": "Simplify the sentence: His gold medal was Spain's eighth gold of the Games.", "tgt": "His first place was Spain's eighth first place of the Games."} {"src": "Rewrite the sentence to be simpler: A dying Vitruvius reveals he made up the prophecy.", "tgt": "With his dying words, Vitruvius reveals to Emmet that he had made up the prophecy."} {"src": "Make the sentence simpler: Other important members during the next two decades included Djong Yun, Renate Knaup, Conny Veit, Daniel Fichelscher, Klaus Wiese and Robert Eliscu.", "tgt": "Other important members during the next two decades included Daniel Fichelscher and Robert Eliscu."} {"src": "Simplify: Another frequent accompanist was tenor saxophonist Lester Young, who had been a boarder at her mother's house in 1934 and with whom Holiday had a rapport.", "tgt": "He had been a boarder at her mother's house in 1934 and she got on well with him."} {"src": "Rewrite this with simpler wording: The Mendocino Complex Fire was the largest recorded fire complex in California history.", "tgt": "It is th largest fire complex in recorded US history."} {"src": "Simplify this paragraph: Lind published his work in 1753 in his \" Treatise on the Scurvy \".", "tgt": "Lind wrote up his work and published it in 1753."} {"src": "Simplification: Asymptomatic individuals should not be routinely tested with a throat culture or RADT because a certain percentage of the population persistently \" carries \" the streptococcal bacteria in their throat without any harmful results.", "tgt": "People who have no symptoms should not be tested with a throat culture or rapid strep test as some people have streptococcal bacteria in their throats normally without any bad results."} {"src": "Make this simpler: Many Legendary Poke \u0301 mon also lack a gender.", "tgt": "Some Poke \u0301 mon can evolve only if they are a certain gender."} {"src": "Rewrite this sentence in a simpler manner: The orchestra was then called the Philharmonic Society of New York.", "tgt": "At that time it was called the Philharmonic Society."} {"src": "Make the sentence simpler: In 2008 Varner graduated from NYU's renowned Clive Davis Department of Recorded Music.", "tgt": "Because of this, she was accepted in NYU's Clive Davis Department of Recorded Music. She graduated there in 2008."} {"src": "Make the sentence simple: It is one of the most famous prehistoric carnivores in North America, along with its extinct competitor, the sabre-toothed cat \" Smilodon fatalis \".", "tgt": "It is one of the most famous prehistoric carnivores in North America."} {"src": "Simplify: Lautenschlager was the first woman elected Wisconsin Attorney General.", "tgt": "Lautenschlager was the first woman in history to have been elected Wisconsin Attorney General."} {"src": "Make the sentence simple: The magazine was published for 72 years.", "tgt": "It was published for 72 years."} {"src": "Simplify this text: She was subsequently arrested again and sentenced to life imprisonment by the post-war German authorities; she committed suicide in Aichach (Bavaria) prison in September 1967.", "tgt": "However, after this, she was arrested again and sentenced to life in prison by the new German government."} {"src": "Simplify the sentence: Lead glass, commonly called crystal, is a variety of glass in which lead replaces the calcium content of a typical potash glass.", "tgt": "Lead glass, also known as lead crystal, is a type of glass that has lead in it."} {"src": "Rewrite this sentence in a simpler manner: Following Beth's release from the hospital, she forgives Dan and they return home.", "tgt": "After Beth is released from hospital, she forgives Dan and they return home."} {"src": "Rewrite the sentence to be simpler: Risk factors include female anatomy, sexual intercourse, diabetes, obesity, and family history.", "tgt": "Risk factors include sexual intercourse as well as family history."} {"src": "Rewrite the sentence to be simpler: The album contained the UK number-one singles, \" R.I.P. \" and \" How We Do (Party) \".", "tgt": "Rita was the lead artist on \" R.I.P \" and \" How We Do (Party) \", which also entered the UK charts at number one."} {"src": "Simplification: It was the first time the super-combined was on the Paralympic programme.", "tgt": "It was the first time it was raced at the Paralympic Games."} {"src": "Make this simpler: A co-production of the United States and the United Kingdom, \" The Dark Knight \" was released on July 18, 2008 in the United States and on July 25, 2008 in the United Kingdom.", "tgt": "It was released on July 18, 2008 in the United States."} {"src": "Use simpler wording: It has spread throughout southern Europe both as a weed and cultivated as a garden plant.", "tgt": "It has spread both because people grow it as a garden plant, and because it can grow as a weed."} {"src": "Simplify the sentence: The name is derived from the word \" okonomi, \" meaning \" how you like \" or \" what you like \", and \" yaki \" meaning \" cooked \" (usually fried).", "tgt": "The name of this dish means \" cook what you like \"."} {"src": "Make the sentence simpler: The composition may thus have occurred at any subsequent time, from the reign of Ramesses II to as late as the 20th Dynasty.", "tgt": "It may have been written at any later time, from Ramesses II to as late as the 20th Dynasty."} {"src": "Simplification: Population", "tgt": "It is one of the most populous cities in the North Caucasus."} {"src": "Rewrite this sentence for simplicity: Most trypanosomes are heteroxenous (requiring more than one obligatory host to complete life cycle) and most are transmitted via a vector.", "tgt": "All trypanosomes are need more than one particular host to complete life cycle."} {"src": "Make the sentence simpler: The order Diplura is one of the four groups of hexapods, alongside insects, Collembola (springtails) and Protura.", "tgt": "It is one of the four groups of hexapods, with insects, springtails and Protura."} {"src": "Make this text less complex: Newbery used his fortune to help writers through financial difficulties.", "tgt": "When he was old, John Newbery was very rich. He used his money to help writers who did not have enough money to live on."} {"src": "Write a simpler version for the sentence: Sterling Jewelers, Inc. is an American specialty jewelry company headquartered in Akron, Ohio.", "tgt": "Kays is an American jewelry company that is all around the world. Its headquarters are in Akron, Ohio."} {"src": "Simplification: Colom was born in Barcelona.", "tgt": "He was born in Barcelona."} {"src": "Simplify this text: Her Roman equivalent was Victoria.", "tgt": "Her Roman name is Victoria."} {"src": "Rewrite the sentence to be simpler: It was the first of the three Reconstruction Amendments adopted following the American Civil War.", "tgt": "It was one of the Reconstruction Amendments."} {"src": "Simplify the sentence: The next day, Ariel discovers that Eric will be married to Vanessa.", "tgt": "The next day, everyone finds out that Eric is getting married, and Ariel is very sad."} {"src": "Rewrite the sentence to be simpler: It is the seventh game by Mo \u0308 nkko \u0308 nen, but only the fifth to be released fully in English.", "tgt": "It is the seventh game that Ville has made, but it is only the fifth game to be made in English."} {"src": "Simplify this text: Her father, Anant Shastri Dongre, a Sanskrit scholar, taught her Sanskrit at home.", "tgt": "Her father's name was Ananta Shastri. Her father taught her and her mother to read Sanskrit writing."} {"src": "Simplify this sentence: Previous posts include Interior Minister and Vice President.", "tgt": "Before that he had been Interior Minister and Vice President."} {"src": "Write a simpler version for the sentence: The former parent is the \" custodial parent \" while the latter is the \" non-custodial parent \".", "tgt": "He or she is the \" custodial parent \". The other parent is the \" non-custodial parent \", but they may have the right to visit the child."} {"src": "Simplify this sentence: The species is strictly aerobic, as it needs oxygen.", "tgt": "It is aerobic, it needs oxygen."} {"src": "Write a simpler version for the sentence: It is the third sequel to Steven Spielberg's \" Jaws \", and the fourth and final installment in the \" Jaws \" franchise.", "tgt": "It is the third and final sequel to Steven Spielberg's Jaws."} {"src": "Simplify this sentence: Cobalt (II) fluoride can be reduced by hydrogen at a 300 \u00b0 C.", "tgt": "It can react with hydrogen at 300 C to make cobalt and hydrogen fluoride."} {"src": "Simplify the sentence: The acute phase of the alcohol withdrawal syndrome can occasionally be protracted.", "tgt": "For some people, the acute phase of alcohol withdrawal can last longer than usual."} {"src": "Rewrite this with simpler wording: It is chiefly known as the German \" Basket City \".", "tgt": "It is also called the German Basket City."} {"src": "Rewrite this sentence in a simpler manner: Elderly people and children were also killed during the massacre.", "tgt": "Old people and children were also killed."} {"src": "Simplify the sentence: The Porters reunite with Tarzan, and embark on their new life together.", "tgt": "Tarzan and Jane then embark on their new life together."} {"src": "Simplify this text: Manufactures include food products and cement, metal manufactures, and fuel products.", "tgt": "Items created in Conakry include food products and materials used for building houses."} {"src": "Make this text less complex: Its capital city is Santa Cruz de Mao.", "tgt": "Its capital city is Mao."} {"src": "Change to simpler wording: It was the culmination of the fighting on the Adriatic front in Italy during \" Bloody December \".", "tgt": "It was part of the fighting on the Adriatic area in Italy."} {"src": "Make the sentence simpler: Tuscany produces wines, including Chianti, Vino Nobile di Montepulciano, Morellino di Scansano and Brunello di Montalcino.", "tgt": "Tuscany is known for its wines (most famous of which are Chianti, Morellino di Scansano, Vino Nobile di Montepulciano, and Brunello di Montalcino) and has 120 protected regions (nature reserves)."} {"src": "Simplify this paragraph: Part of their equipment was brought by ship through Flushing harbour.", "tgt": "Part of their equipment was brought by ship."} {"src": "Make this simpler: Reaction with hydrogen sulfide produces barium sulfide.", "tgt": "It reacts with hydrogen sulfide to make barium sulfide."} {"src": "Rewrite the sentence to be simpler: C. ruddii strain Pv (Carsonella-Pv) of the hackberry petiole gall psyllid, \" Pachypsylla venusta \", was sequenced at RIKEN in Japan and the University of Arizona.", "tgt": "C. ruddi was sequenced at RIKEN in Japan and the University of Arizona."} {"src": "Rewrite the sentence to be simpler: Laurer was born in Rochester, New York, on December 27, 1969.", "tgt": "She was born in Rochester, New York."} {"src": "Make this easier to understand: Ophidiophobia, or ophiophobia, is a particular type of specific phobia, the abnormal fear of snakes.", "tgt": "Ophidiophobia or ophiophobia is the abnormal fear of snakes. A person with ophidiophobia (called an ophidiophobe) not only fears them when in live contact, but is scared to think about them or even see them in video or still pictures."} {"src": "Use simpler wording: While she is there, the family learns that Lady Howard's son-in-law, naval officer Captain Mirvan, is returning to England after a seven-year absence.", "tgt": "While she is there, they get news that Lady Howard's son-in-law, Captain Mirvan, is coming back to England."} {"src": "Simplify this paragraph: Badoer was born in Montebelluna, Veneto, Italy.", "tgt": "He was born in Montebelluna."} {"src": "Make the sentence simpler: Eminem has had 13 number-one singles worldwide.", "tgt": "He has 13 singles in the top position worldwide."} {"src": "Write a simpler version for the sentence: The series first aired on ABC in January 1977.", "tgt": "It was first shown on ABC in 1977."} {"src": "Rewrite this sentence in a simpler manner: The total length of the Han River is approximately 494 km.", "tgt": "The total length of this river is about 514km."} {"src": "Use simpler wording: The Parliament of Romania is the national legislature of Romania, consisting of the Chamber of Deputies (\" Camera Deputat \u0326 ilor \"), and the Senate (\" Senat \").", "tgt": "The Parliament of Romania is made up of two parts: the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate."} {"src": "Make the sentence simpler: The recording took eight weeks, and the album was entitled \" Renegade \".", "tgt": "It took eight weeks to record, and they named it \" Renegade \"."} {"src": "Make this easier to understand: One player has the dark pieces; the other has the light pieces.", "tgt": "One player has dark pieces, and one player has light pieces."} {"src": "Change to simpler wording: He insists he wants to change.", "tgt": "He then says he would like to change."} {"src": "Rewrite this sentence for simplicity: Today, a memorial to the victims of THY flight 981 stands in the forest.", "tgt": "There is a memorial in the forest to the victims of that flight."} {"src": "Make this easier to understand: In his last years, Amis shared a house with his first wife Hilary and her third husband, Alastair Boyd, 7th Baron Kilmarnock.", "tgt": "Amis spent his last years living with his first wife and her third husband."} {"src": "Write a simpler version for the sentence: During these 1,001 nights, the king had fallen in love with Scheherazade.", "tgt": "In the end the king had fallen in love with Scheherazade and they already had three children, so he did not have her executed."} {"src": "Make this simpler: The former municipality is located at the foot of the Albula and Julier passes.", "tgt": "It is next to the Albula and Julier passes."} {"src": "Simplify this text: The Pacific Northwest tree octopus is an Internet hoax created in 1998 by Lyle Zapato.", "tgt": "The Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus is a fake animal created in 1998 by Lyle Zapato. Zapato created this website about the fake tree octopus to show how important it is to think carefully about whether things on the Internet are true or not."} {"src": "Rewrite this sentence in a simpler manner: The Milky Way contains between 200 and 400 billion stars and at least 100 billion planets.", "tgt": "It is estimated to contain at least 200 billion stars and possibly up to 400 billion stars."} {"src": "Make the sentence simpler: Leo's Hawaiian Punch was created as an ice cream topping syrup in 1934 by A.W. Leo, Tom Yeats, and Ralph Harrison in a converted garage in Fullerton, California.", "tgt": "It was created in 1934 by A.W. Leo, Tom Yates, and Ralph Harrison as an ice cream topping, and customers later discovered that it was an appealing drink when mixed with water."} {"src": "Make the sentence simple: A common misconception is that diamonds are formed from highly compressed coal.", "tgt": "It is commonly believed that diamonds are formed from coal, but this is not true."} {"src": "Rewrite the sentence to be simpler: Babchenko was born in 1977 in Moscow, Russian SSR.", "tgt": "He was born in Moscow."} {"src": "Write a simpler version for the sentence: Most modern mortar systems consist of four main components", "tgt": "Most mortars used today are made up of a barrel, a plate for the barrel to stand on, and a bipod."} {"src": "Make this simpler: After Fouquet's death in 1680, Saint-Mars discovered a secret hole between Fouquet and Lauzun's cells.", "tgt": "At Fouquet's death in 1680, a hole was discovered between his cell and that of Caumont."} {"src": "Simplify this paragraph: When the hydrogen source in the core starts to diminish, gravity starts compressing the core, causing a rise in temperature to about 100 million K.", "tgt": "When it runs out of hydrogen, the smaller core will cause it to rise to about 100 million degrees Kelvin."} {"src": "Rewrite this with simpler wording: They are found in all regions of the Earth except polar ice caps and some remote islands.", "tgt": "They are found in all parts of the world except Antarctica, most of Greenland, and some other small islands."} {"src": "Simplification: Some other kinds of paper clip use a two-piece clamping system.", "tgt": "Some other kinds of paper clips use two pieces."} {"src": "Simplify this text: The population was 152 at the 2010 census.", "tgt": "As of the 2010 census, 152 people lived in this town."} {"src": "Rewrite this sentence in a simpler manner: Diatoms are a type of plankton called phytoplankton, the most common of the plankton types.", "tgt": "They are one of the most common types of phytoplankton."} {"src": "Simplify: It was covered with dense forests which supported a population of several thousand indigenous Aetas.", "tgt": "It was covered with dense forest, and several thousand indigenous people lived there."} {"src": "Simplify this text: Damask (;) is a reversible figured fabric of silk, wool, linen, cotton, or synthetic fibres, with a pattern formed by weaving.", "tgt": "Damask is a weaving pattern that is usually used with silk or wool. It is woven in silk, linen and even synthetic materials."} {"src": "Rewrite this sentence in a simpler manner: In 2005, Bono was named one of the \" Time \" Persons of the Year.", "tgt": "For this, he was named Time Person of the Year in 2005."} {"src": "Simplify this paragraph: It was organised chronologically and divided into three books (see below).", "tgt": "It was in date order and divided into three volumes."} {"src": "Simplification: The tiger shark is a solitary, mostly nocturnal hunter.", "tgt": "The tiger shark is nocturnal. They are solitary, and may attack any shark or human that comes near them."} {"src": "Simplify this text: By the 1900s, the Orchestra started to give public performances at the Philharmonia and elsewhere in Russia.", "tgt": "By the 1900s it had started to give public performances."} {"src": "Simplify this paragraph: Yeoh later preferred using her real name.", "tgt": "She later wanted to use her real name."} {"src": "Simplification: Ho \u0308 ss was the eldest of three children and the only son.", "tgt": "He was the oldest of three children, and was the only son."} {"src": "Simplify this sentence: If the contestant hit a Whammy, the home player received $ 500.", "tgt": "If a Whammy was hit, the contestant lost all earnings up to that point."} {"src": "Make this easier to understand: In its most basic form, a mortise and tenon joint is both simple and strong.", "tgt": "In its basic form, it is simple and strong."} {"src": "Simplify this text: Kaplan was born in New York City on March 3, 1941.", "tgt": "He was born in New York City, New York."} {"src": "Make the sentence simple: Slipping wastes energy and can potentially lead to a loss of control or becoming stuck, as with an automobile on mud or snow.", "tgt": "Slipping wastes energy, and can lead to loss of control or becoming unable to move."} {"src": "Make this simpler: Thermochemistry is the study of the heat energy associated with chemical reactions and/or physical transformations.", "tgt": "Thermochemistry is the study of the energy and heat to do with chemical reactions and physical transformations (physical changes)."} {"src": "Make the sentence simpler: Tropical storm-force winds were reported across parts of the Azores, primarily on the eastern islands.", "tgt": "High winds were reported in parts of the Azores because of the storm."} {"src": "Simplify this text: He had an older brother named Shaun.", "tgt": "He had one older brother."} {"src": "Make the sentence simpler: Pesci was born on February 9, 1943, in Newark, New Jersey.", "tgt": "He was born in Newark, New Jersey and is of Italian descent."} {"src": "Make this simpler: This initial skin lesion typically heals after three to six months.", "tgt": "This usually heals after three to six months."} {"src": "Make the sentence simpler: Hundreds of thousands of people \u2013 including astronauts, scientists, engineers, technicians, and skilled laborers \u2013 would have had to keep the secret.", "tgt": "Hundreds of thousands of people would have had to keep the secret."} {"src": "Rewrite the sentence to be simpler: Romulus became the source of the city's name.", "tgt": "It became a city and took the name of Roma from its founder Romulus."} {"src": "Rewrite this sentence in a simpler manner: She leaves him regretting his bitter destiny.", "tgt": "She leaves him to his bitter regrets."} {"src": "Simplify this text: The Sheik saves her from certain death, and tells her she will learn to love him.", "tgt": "He tells her she will learn to love him."} {"src": "Use simpler wording: Dravid was born in a Marathi Deshastha Brahmin family in Indore, Madhya Pradesh.", "tgt": "He was born in 11 January 1973 in Indore, Madhya Pradesh of India."} {"src": "Rewrite the sentence to be simpler: Moses said that he could not speak eloquently, so God allowed Aaron, his brother, to become his spokesperson.", "tgt": "At first Moses did not want to do it and said that he was not good with words, but God commanded him and gave Aaron, his brother, to speak for him."} {"src": "Make the sentence simple: The horrified Governess realises that the woman is a ghost \u2014 the ghost of Miss Jessel, who has returned to claim Flora.", "tgt": "It is the ghost of Miss Jessel, who has returned to get Flora."} {"src": "Simplify this sentence: The short ton is a unit of mass equal to 2,000 pounds-mass (907.18474 kg).", "tgt": "A short ton is a unit of measurement that is equal to 2000 lbs."} {"src": "Simplify the sentence: Polga \u0301 r was born and brought up in Budapest, Hungary, to a Hungarian-Jewish family.", "tgt": "Susan was born and brought up in Budapest, Hungary, and now lives in Lubbock, Texas."} {"src": "Simplify the sentence: Trainor was born on September 2, 1928, in the Bronx, New York City.", "tgt": "Trainor was born in New York City."} {"src": "Rewrite this sentence for simplicity: Pascal also wrote in defence of the scientific method.", "tgt": "He wrote in support of the scientific method and also contributed to physics."} {"src": "Change to simpler wording: The rainfall caused some minor flooding, and in Savannah a few minor traffic accidents occurred.", "tgt": "It also caused some minor flooding, and in Savannah, there were a few minor car accidents."} {"src": "Simplify this paragraph: Connery has been married to Moroccan-French painter Micheline Roquebrune (born 1929) since 1975.", "tgt": "He has been married to Micheline Roquebrune since 1975."} {"src": "Make the sentence simple: Like many of Shakur's songs, \" Brenda's Got a Baby \" draws from the plight of the impoverished.", "tgt": "Like many of Shakur's songs, it draws from the trouble of the poor."} {"src": "Make the sentence simpler: He was the party's presidential nominee in the 2002 and 2007 presidential election.", "tgt": "He was defeated again in 2002 at 16th presidential election, and in 2007 for the 17th presidential elections."} {"src": "Make the sentence simpler: Frollo was born in Venice.", "tgt": "He was born in Venice."} {"src": "Simplify this paragraph: Pure platinum is a lustrous, ductile, and malleable, silver-white metal.", "tgt": "Platinum is a soft, heavy, white metal. Platinum is very malleable and ductile, which means it can be hammered into thin sheets and it can be pulled into wire."} {"src": "Make this easier to understand: McMullin supports overturning \" Roe v. Wade \".", "tgt": "He also wants to overturn \" Roe v. Wade \"."} {"src": "Rewrite this with simpler wording: To combat Beckett, the nine pirate lords of the Brethren Court convene at Shipwreck Cove.", "tgt": "Barbossa explains that the Brethren Court has been summoned to meet at Shipwreck Cove and Feng, being one of the nine Pirate Lords, is honor bound to attend."} {"src": "Make the sentence simpler: Just after the country code strip is a one, two or three letter abbreviation, which represents the city or region where the car was registered, such as B for Berlin.", "tgt": "After that, there are between one and three letters for the city or region where the car is registered, such as B for Berlin."} {"src": "Rewrite this with simpler wording: After many decades of unrestricted clear-cut logging, serious efforts toward conservation began.", "tgt": "After many decades of logging, efforts were started in conservation."} {"src": "Simplify the sentence: Berry was born in New York City, New York, on May 31, 1963.", "tgt": "He was born in New York."} {"src": "Simplify the sentence: An important decolonization war, it was a complex conflict characterized by guerrilla warfare, fighting, and the use of torture.", "tgt": "Many saw it as a guerrilla warfare and was known for the use of torture."} {"src": "Make the sentence simpler: It is located in Snowdonia National Park (\" \") in Gwynedd.", "tgt": "It is in Snowdonia National Park."} {"src": "Make the sentence simpler: The four group winners, Argentina, Yugoslavia, Uruguay and the United States, moved to the semi-finals.", "tgt": "The four winners, Argentina, United States, Uruguay and Yugoslavia met in two games to see who would make the final."} {"src": "Rewrite this sentence in a simpler manner: Cork was originally a monastic settlement, reputedly founded by Saint Finbarr in the 6th century.", "tgt": "It was founded by Saint Finbarr in the sixth century."} {"src": "Simplification: African elephants have larger ears and concave backs, whereas Asian elephants have smaller ears, and convex or level backs.", "tgt": "African elephants are larger and have bigger ears."} {"src": "Simplify the sentence: Once they reached the German border, this source dried up.", "tgt": "Once they reached the German border, this information was not available."} {"src": "Simplify this sentence: Fenty's mother is Italian-American.", "tgt": "Fenty's mother is white, and his father is African-American."} {"src": "Simplify this paragraph: Punk embraces a DIY ethic; many bands self-produce recordings and distribute them through independent record labels.", "tgt": "Many punk bands make their own music recordings and distribute them without using a major record company."} {"src": "Simplify the sentence: The divided roadway has become a trademark of Philippine tourism, famed for its yacht club, hotels, restaurants, commercial buildings and parks.", "tgt": "It is now a trademark of tourism. It is famous for its yacht club, hotels, restaurants, commercial buildings, and parks."} {"src": "Make this text less complex: The first narrative feature film was the 60-minute \" The Story of the Kelly Gang \" (1906, Australia).", "tgt": "\" The Story of the Kelly Gang \" was the first feature movie based on length, and was released in Australia in 1906."} {"src": "Simplification: Fagatogo is the Downtown area of Pago Pago, the territorial capital of American Samoa.", "tgt": "Fagatogo is the seat of government in American Samoa, but not its capital city, which is Pago Pago."} {"src": "Simplify this sentence: Frederick protected Luther, refusing to extradite him to Rome for trial.", "tgt": "Frederick protected Luther, and did not send him to Rome for trial."} {"src": "Make this text less complex: The dynasty was founded by the Manchu Aisin Gioro clan in Manchuria.", "tgt": "The dynasty was founded by the Manchus and so its other name is the Manchu dynasty."} {"src": "Simplify this paragraph: On November 1, 1988, Chayanne released the eponymous second self-titled album, \" Chayanne \".", "tgt": "His self-titled album was released in that same year. On Noviember 1, 1988, Chayanne released another self-titled album."} {"src": "Make the sentence simple: The lake is the largest in Western Australia and has a surface area of 3494 km2.", "tgt": "It has a surface area of 3494 km2, and is about 100 km long from east to west and north to south."} {"src": "Make the sentence simple: Western Macedonia (, \" Dytiki \u0301 Makedoni \u0301 a \") is one of the thirteen regions of Greece, consisting of the western part of Greek Macedonia.", "tgt": "West Macedonia is one of the thirteen peripheries of Greece. It is also one of the 3 parts of the region of Macedonia and particularly the western."} {"src": "Simplification: Most spiders live for only one to two years, although some tarantulas can live in captivity for over 20 years, and an Australian female trapdoor spider was documented to have lived in the wild for 43 years, dying of a parasitic wasp attack.", "tgt": "Most spiders live for only one to two years, although some tarantulas can live in captivity for over 20 years."} {"src": "Make the sentence simpler: The city is connected by the roads to other parts of the country.", "tgt": "It is connected with other parts of the country through road and railway track."} {"src": "Simplification: McNeeley served eight years as the boxing commissioner of the Massachusetts State Boxing Commission.", "tgt": "He later served on the Massachusetts Boxing Commission for eight years."} {"src": "Change to simpler wording: Created by Paul Norris and Mort Weisinger, the character debuted in \" More Fun Comics \" # 73 (November 1941).", "tgt": "Aquaman was created by Paul Norris and Mort Weisinger and first appeared in More Fun Comics # 72 in November, 1941."} {"src": "Simplify this text: Aman breaks all ties with her and leaves.", "tgt": "Aman is even forced to break all ties with her and he walks out of her life."} {"src": "Simplify this paragraph: The inaugural winner was J. R. R. Tolkien, recently deceased (1973).", "tgt": "The first winner was J. R. R. Tolkien who had died recently in 1973."} {"src": "Make this simpler: Afterwards, Beowulf returns to Heorot and announces he has killed the demon.", "tgt": "Beowulf agrees to the deal and returns to Heorot, claiming that she has been slain by him."} {"src": "Rewrite this sentence for simplicity: The British Council is a charity governed by Royal Charter.", "tgt": "The British Council is registered as a charity, both in England and Wales, and in Scotland."} {"src": "Use simpler wording: The Worms have toured in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia.", "tgt": "They have played in not just Canada, but also in the United States and Australia as well."} {"src": "Make the sentence simpler: Worldwide hepatitis C is the cause of 27% of cirrhosis cases and 25% of hepatocellular carcinoma.", "tgt": "Among people in general, 27% of all cases of cirrhosis, and 25% of all cases of liver cancer, are caused by Hepatitis C."} {"src": "Simplify this paragraph: The winged males, which are often attracted to lights at night, are short-lived and probably do not feed.", "tgt": "They are attracted to lights at night. They are probably short-lived and do not feed at all."} {"src": "Rewrite this sentence for simplicity: (1995) and \" Be Here Now \" (1997).", "tgt": "and \" Be Here Now \"."} {"src": "Simplify this sentence: Purification makes the language conform to a version of the language perceived as ' purer '.", "tgt": "Purification makes the language similar to a version of the language that people think is more pure."} {"src": "Write a simpler version for the sentence: On October 24, 2006, Microsoft released Windows Defender.", "tgt": "It was released on October 24, 2006."} {"src": "Simplify this text: DNA methylation is a process by which methyl groups are added to the DNA molecule.", "tgt": "It is a process by which methyl groups are added to DNA."} {"src": "Make this simpler: The county is named for the Cherokee tribe.", "tgt": "It is named for the Cherokee tribe."} {"src": "Use simpler wording: His suggestion of placing five concentric iron bands was adopted.", "tgt": "His suggested placing five iron bands and it was accepted."} {"src": "Use simpler wording: Santorum served in the United States Senate representing Pennsylvania from 1995 to 2007.", "tgt": "Santorum served in the House of Representatives from 1991 to 1995. He served in the Senate for two terms, from 1995 to 2007."} {"src": "Simplify the sentence: It is both a conflation and an intensification of the pivotally Dickian question", "tgt": "It is about the question \" What is real, what is fake?"} {"src": "Rewrite the sentence to be simpler: Within a decade his short stories and novels prevailed over his historical non-fiction works, though historical themes continued to imbue his fiction.", "tgt": "Within ten years, his short stories and novels became more famous than his historical non-fiction works, though his fiction had history in it."} {"src": "Simplify this sentence: They want a kidney from Bihaan for their son, Janardhan \" John \" Jaiswal (Aakash Talwar).", "tgt": "They want a kidney from Bihaan for their son, John."} {"src": "Use simpler wording: The train is launched by a hydraulic launch mechanism to 128 mph in 3.5 seconds.", "tgt": "To get up 456 feet, the train is launched by a machine to 128 miles per hour in 3 seconds."} {"src": "Use simpler wording: Throughout its existence, it was the only Division in the Northern Territory.", "tgt": "During this time it was the only Division in the Territory."} {"src": "Simplify this text: Petra Kelly was one of the founders of \" Die Gru \u0308 nen \", the German Green Party in 1979.", "tgt": "She was one of the founders of the Green Party in Germany in 1979 \u2013 the first Green Party worldwide."} {"src": "Simplify: CuO degrades to copper (II) oxide in moist air.", "tgt": "It turns into copper (II) oxide when in air."} {"src": "Make this text less complex: Ray Shane (Dave Bautista) is an ex-vice cop trying to turn his life around after spending 5 years in prison.", "tgt": "This movie is about an ex-cop trying to turn his life around after five years in prison."} {"src": "Make this text less complex: St. Augustine is a city in the Southeastern United States, on the Atlantic coast of northeastern Florida.", "tgt": "St. Augustine is the oldest city in the United States begun by Europeans and filled with people since it was started."} {"src": "Make the sentence simple: A pitcher, Glavine played in Major League Baseball for the Atlanta Braves (1987 \u2013 2002, 2008), and New York Mets (2003 \u2013 2007).", "tgt": "Most of his career was with the Braves (from 1987 to 2002 and in 2008), but he also played with the New York Mets from 2003 to 2007."} {"src": "Write a simpler version for the sentence: Many of them did not survive the ordeal.", "tgt": "Many of them did not survive."} {"src": "Simplify the sentence: The game was released in Japan by Sega, in North America by Atlus USA, and in Europe and Australia by NIS America in March 2016.", "tgt": "It was published in Japan by Sega, in North America by, and it will be released in Europe by."} {"src": "Simplification: On \" Neptune \" the convicts were deliberately starved, kept chained, and frequently refused access to the deck.", "tgt": "On \" Neptune \" the convicts were not given enough food, they were kept tied up with chains, and rarely let up onto the deck."} {"src": "Simplify the sentence: The final venues were confirmed, along with the tournament's schedule, on 2 May 2013.", "tgt": "The final venues and schedule were all confirmed on on 2 May 2013."} {"src": "Rewrite this sentence in a simpler manner: Zadeh was best known for proposing fuzzy mathematics consisting of these \" fuzzy \" -related concepts", "tgt": "He was best known for proposing the fuzzy mathematics relating of those fuzzy related concepts such as fuzzy logic."} {"src": "Simplify this paragraph: The population was 20,840 at the 2010 census.", "tgt": "As of the 2010 census, 20,840 people lived there."} {"src": "Make the sentence simple: English chemist John Mayow (1641 \u2013 1679) refined this work by showing that fire requires only a part of air that he called \" spiritus nitroaereus \".", "tgt": "English chemist John Mayow added to this by showing that fire only needed a part of air."} {"src": "Rewrite this with simpler wording: Sodium bromate, the inorganic compound with the chemical formula of NaBrO, is the sodium salt of bromic acid.", "tgt": "Sodium bromate is a chemical compound. Its chemical formula is NaBrO, which means that one molecule of it contains one atom of sodium and one ion of bromate."} {"src": "Change to simpler wording: He joined the Ceylon Light Infantry as a reservist reaching the rank of Colonel,/; he was granted the rank of General on his deathbed.", "tgt": "He was promoted to the rank of general on his deathbed."} {"src": "Simplify the sentence: The name \" vodka \" is a diminutive form of the Slavic word \" voda \" (water), interpreted as \" little water \"", "tgt": "Most people think the name \" vodka \" comes from the Slavic word for water in its diminutive form, \" little water \"."} {"src": "Rewrite this with simpler wording: Elijah agreed, with the condition that Elisha would see him be \" taken \".", "tgt": "Elijah then agreed, but only if Elisha would see him be taken to heaven."} {"src": "Use simpler wording: From the rafters, Toulouse cries out, \" The greatest thing you'll ever learn is just to love and be loved in return \", spurring Satine to sing the song Christian wrote to express their love.", "tgt": "The greatest thing you'll ever learn is just to love and be loved in return"} {"src": "Make the sentence simpler: Jackson did not like any banks (paper money was anathema to Jackson; he believed only gold and silver \" specie \" should circulate.)", "tgt": "Jackson did not like any banks, and he did not believe in paper money. (He believed that money should only be gold and silver.)"} {"src": "Make this simpler: Their son, Be \u0301 la Barto \u0301 k III, was born the next year.", "tgt": "Their son, also named Be \u0301 la, was born in 1910."} {"src": "Change to simpler wording: It boasts 42 national highways, with a total length of 4,942 km (9.6% of the total NH length in India).", "tgt": "In total they are of 4,942 km (8.5% of total NH length in India)."} {"src": "Change to simpler wording: The range also contains the five highest peaks on the Australian mainland (including Mount Kosciuszko), all of which are above 2100 m.", "tgt": "This is one the five highest peaks in the range, all of which are above 2100 m."} {"src": "Rewrite this sentence in a simpler manner: FSU is part of the University of North Carolina System and the Thurgood Marshall College Fund.", "tgt": "It is part of the University of North Carolina System."} {"src": "Make the sentence simpler: Nintendo licensed the characters after reneging on a deal for Philips to create the Super Nintendo Entertainment System CD-ROM, an add-on for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES).", "tgt": "After Nintendo decided not to have Philips create an add-on for the Super NES, they gave Philips permission to use five of their characters in games for Philips ' CD-i."} {"src": "Simplify this text: Captain Jonathan Maltbie, master; 1791-1798.", "tgt": "Jonathan Maltbie was her first master."} {"src": "Rewrite the sentence to be simpler: The capital is Roseau.", "tgt": "Roseau is its capital."} {"src": "Simplification: Monticello is a National Historic Landmark.", "tgt": "It is now a National Historic Landmark."} {"src": "Make this text less complex: Chennai (formerly known as Madras) is the state capital.", "tgt": "The capital of this state is Chennai."} {"src": "Simplification: The album was released by Syco Records in Ireland and the UK on 18 November 2011 and 21 November 2011 respectively.", "tgt": "It was made available to fans and the public on 18 November 2011."} {"src": "Make the sentence simpler: Section.80 is the debut studio album by American rapper Kendrick Lamar.", "tgt": "Section.80 is the first studio album by Kendrick Lamar. HiiiPoWeR is a protest song that was the only single realeased from Section.80, The music veidio was realeased with the begin showing a statment from Lamar, saying that he was ordered to write the album and claims Tupac Shakur was in his dream and gave him advise."} {"src": "Simplify this text: Peshawar (\" Pe \u0304 khawar \"; ;) is the capital of the Pakistani province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.", "tgt": "Peshawar is a city in Pakistan, and it is the capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa."} {"src": "Simplify the sentence: Vergeer defeated Homan in straight sets.", "tgt": "They lost in straight sets to Vergeer and Griffioen."} {"src": "Simplify this text: Copper sulfate is commonly included in children's chemistry sets.", "tgt": "It is commonly found in chemistry sets."} {"src": "Make the sentence simple: The 1996 \u2013 97 season, the Winnipeg Jets moved, becoming the Phoenix Coyotes.", "tgt": "The next season, the Winnipeg Jets moved also to Phoenix and became the Coyotes."} {"src": "Simplify this text: Algae lack the various structures that characterize land plants, such as the phyllids (leaf-like structures) of bryophytes, rhizoids in nonvascular plants, and the roots, leaves, and other organs found in tracheophytes (vascular plants).", "tgt": "Algae do not have the same structures that land plants do, such as leaves, roots, and other organs."} {"src": "Make this text less complex: Vermont engaged in diplomatic negotiations with the United States, the Netherlands, and France.", "tgt": "Vermont sent representatives to the United States, the Netherlands, and France to try and discuss peace and trade."} {"src": "Make this text less complex: Dominique Baudis was born in Paris.", "tgt": "He was born in Paris."} {"src": "Rewrite this sentence for simplicity: In 1559 John Calvin founded the Geneva Academy, a theological and humanist seminary.", "tgt": "The University of Geneva was founded by John Calvin in 1559."} {"src": "Make this text less complex: Her performance earned her a Tony Award nomination in 1996.", "tgt": "She was nominated for a Tony Award for the show. For her role in that show, she was nominated for a Tony Award."} {"src": "Simplification: In 1942, the League officially changed its name to the Planned Parenthood Federation of America.", "tgt": "It changed its name to Planned Parenthood in 1942."} {"src": "Simplify this text: \" Middle school \" (or \" junior high school \") has a variable range between districts.", "tgt": "In some states, middle school is called \" junior high school \"."} {"src": "Simplify this paragraph: The Giants compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West division.", "tgt": "They are in the West Division of National League in baseball."} {"src": "Make the sentence simple: It was equal to 5 Malagasy francs.", "tgt": "Because of this, it was equal to one franc."} {"src": "Simplify the sentence: On later trips to Poland, he gave tacit support to the Solidarity organisation.", "tgt": "On later trips to Poland, he made his message of support stronger."} {"src": "Make this easier to understand: Alfred Nobel died in December 1896, and in January 1897 the contents of his will were unveiled.", "tgt": "Alfred Nobel died in December 1896, and in his will he left a lot of money to start a number of prizes to given each year, to be called the Nobel Prize."} {"src": "Write a simpler version for the sentence: He holds the record as the youngest mayor in San Francisco history.", "tgt": "He is the youngest person to be mayor of San Francisco."} {"src": "Write a simpler version for the sentence: The word \" batik \" is Javanese in origin.", "tgt": "The word batik is from Java and it means to \" dot \"."} {"src": "Make the sentence simple: However, if all four celebrities have been caught by the chaser, the prize fund during the Final Chase is \u00a3 20,000 (originally \u00a3 4,000).", "tgt": "If all four players are caught, their bank is set to \u00a3 4,000, and they must choose one player to play the Final Chase."} {"src": "Simplify this paragraph: Nick eventually receives an invitation to one of Gatsby's parties.", "tgt": "Later in the summer, Nick is invited to one of Gatsby's parties."} {"src": "Make this text less complex: Unusually for a popular children's series, Mog dies in the final book, 2002's \" Goodbye, Mog \".", "tgt": "Mog died of old age in the final book, \" Goodbye, Mog \" and goes to heaven."} {"src": "Simplify this text: No mechanized vehicles nor developed campgrounds are allowed in these areas.", "tgt": "No vehicles are allowed in these areas."} {"src": "Rewrite this with simpler wording: The ruling was stayed pending appeal to the United States Supreme Court.", "tgt": "However they also issued a stay of execution, so that their ruling could be appealed to the United States Supreme Court."} {"src": "Write a simpler version for the sentence: The character also briefly appears in the \" Star Wars \" prequel \" \" as an infant.", "tgt": "The character was also shown briefly at his birth in \" \"."} {"src": "Make the sentence simpler: The Arctic fox can easily hear lemmings burrowing under 4-5 inches of snow.", "tgt": "The Arctic fox has very good ears so that it can hear small animals under the snow."} {"src": "Rewrite this sentence in a simpler manner: He was a member of the Marx Brothers (with Groucho Marx, Harpo Marx, and Zeppo Marx).", "tgt": "He was one of the five Marx Brothers."} {"src": "Simplify this sentence: The PPSh-41 is a classic example of a design adapted for mass production (other examples of such wartime design are the M3 submachine gun, MP 40, PPS submachine gun, and the Sten).", "tgt": "The PPSh-41's design was good, as it allowed many weapons to be made in a short amount of time (mass production). Other examples of this kind of design were the M3 submachine gun, MP40 and the Sten."} {"src": "Write a simpler version for the sentence: A media category was awarded from 1979 to 1992.", "tgt": "Awards for media were given from 1979 to 1992."} {"src": "Make this easier to understand: The state's capital and largest city is Boise.", "tgt": "Its capital and biggest city is Boise."} {"src": "Make this text less complex: Hearst became a war hawk after a rebellion broke out in Cuba in 1895.", "tgt": "But Hearst did want the United States to go to war after a rebellion broke out in Cuba in 1895."} {"src": "Simplify: The Shooz released four albums in the U.S. during the 1980s.", "tgt": "They released many records in the 1980s."} {"src": "Rewrite this sentence in a simpler manner: It is one of the six simple machines identified by Renaissance scientists.", "tgt": "It is one of six simple machines."} {"src": "Simplification: The band found replacements in Alessandro Venturella on bass and Jay Weinberg on drums.", "tgt": "The band would not say at first who the new members were, though their names were soon discovered to be Alessandro Venturella (bass player) and Jay Weinberg (drummer)"} {"src": "Simplify this text: In 1535, King Henry VIII and his second wife, Queen Anne Boleyn, visited the castle, which had been empty and unattended for some time.", "tgt": "It had been visited by Henry in 1535, with his second wife Anne Boleyn, but had been empty and unattended for some time."} {"src": "Simplification: \u00c6thelred was the son of King Edgar and Queen \u00c6lfthryth.", "tgt": "He was the son of Edgar, and Aelfthryth."} {"src": "Simplify the sentence: The Trogonidae family contains 39 species in seven genera.", "tgt": "There are 39 living species in seven genera."} {"src": "Simplify: Although it is both nearby and bright, it is difficult to observe because it is located in the Zone of Avoidance, a region near the plane of the Milky Way.", "tgt": "It is both nearby and bright; but it is difficult to observe because it is in the Zone of Avoidance."} {"src": "Make this text less complex: , Kolbe volunteered to take his place.", "tgt": "When Kolbe heard this he volunteered to take his place."} {"src": "Simplification: Greenhouse gases cause the greenhouse effect.", "tgt": "This is called the \" greenhouse effect \". Most greenhouse gases are natural - water vapor is the most common, and causes most of the greenhouse effect on Earth."} {"src": "Rewrite this sentence for simplicity: Alternative metal is alternative music that rocks.", "tgt": "Alternative metal is like regular heavy music, but it can be more experimental."} {"src": "Simplify this paragraph: The aliens implement \" Plan 9 \", a scheme to resurrect the Earth's dead, referred to as \" ghouls \".", "tgt": "To do this, the aliens put their \" Plan 9 \" in operation."} {"src": "Rewrite the sentence to be simpler: The nucleus consists of a proton and four neutrons.", "tgt": "It has a proton and 2 neutrons in its nucleus."} {"src": "Change to simpler wording: Robert Lrod Dorough was born in Cherry Hill, Polk County, Arkansas and grew up in Plainview, Texas.", "tgt": "He was born in Cherry Hill, Arkansas and was raised in Texas."} {"src": "Simplify this paragraph: Major forms of pollution include", "tgt": "There are five kinds of pollution: water pollution, air pollution, noise pollution, soil pollution and thermal pollution.But two more also added that are nuclear and visual pollution."} {"src": "Simplify: Terry Jacks was born and raised in Winnipeg, Manitoba.", "tgt": "He was born and raised in Winnipeg."} {"src": "Simplify this text: The oldest building, Gabaldon Building, was built in 1904.", "tgt": "The first building, the Gabaldon Building, was built in 1904 which is still in use."} {"src": "Simplify this sentence: Focus Features released the film on November 1, 2013.", "tgt": "It was released in North America on November 1, 2013."} {"src": "Rewrite the sentence to be simpler: The Megaloptera, Neuroptera (in the modern sense) and Raphidioptera are very closely related, forming the group Neuropterida.", "tgt": "They are closely related to the Megaloptera and Neuroptera."} {"src": "Simplification: Globally, dyspareunia has been estimated to affect between 8 \u2013 22% of women, at some point in their lives.", "tgt": "Up to one-fifth of women (one in every five) may have dyspareunia at some point in their lives."} {"src": "Use simpler wording: She is the winner of the Miss Nepal 2016 beauty contest and represented Nepal at the Miss World 2016 contest.", "tgt": "She has won the title of Miss Nepal in 2016 and participants of Miss World 2016."} {"src": "Simplify this sentence: Produced on an estimated budget of crore, \" 2.0 \" is the most expensive Indian film to date.", "tgt": "With an estimated budget of 500 crore, it is the most expensive Indian movie made to date."} {"src": "Simplification: Medieval beekeepers used castoreum to increase honey production.", "tgt": "Medieval beekeepers used it to make more honey."} {"src": "Simplify this text: In due time, she gave birth to her son, Lars, in Copenhagen and left him in the care of a foster family.", "tgt": "There she gave birth to her son Lars in Copenhagen and left him with another family to care for him."} {"src": "Simplify this text: Names are neither masculine nor feminine, and a girl often bears her father's name.", "tgt": "Names are not male and female, and a daughter often bears her fathers name."} {"src": "Make this text less complex: All hoplites were expected to take part in any military campaign when called for duty by leaders of the state.", "tgt": "They were expected to take part in any military campaign when they would be called for duty."} {"src": "Simplify: The town was the setting for witch trials between 1599 and 1694.", "tgt": "It was also the setting for two witch trials."} {"src": "Make this text less complex: Sora, Riku, and Kairi build a raft with the intent to leave the Destiny Islands and explore new worlds.", "tgt": "Sora and his best friends, Riku and Kairi, plan on leaving their homes on Destiny Islands to explore their world, but their plans are interrupted when their world is attacked by the Heartless; monsters who steal people's hearts. Their world is destroyed, and Sora, Riku and Kairi end up on different worlds."} {"src": "Change to simpler wording: The source, near the Venezuelan \u2013 Brazilian border, at 1047 m above sea level, was explored in 1951 by a joint Venezuelan \u2013 French team.", "tgt": "It was explored by a French and Venezuelan team. This is on the border between Venezuela and Brazil, at 1047 m high."} {"src": "Use simpler wording: The diarist unwittingly ingests LSD and has an intense and pleasurable trip.", "tgt": "The diarist was not known about LSD and has an intense and pleasure trip."} {"src": "Simplify this paragraph: The Batmobile is the fictional car driven by the superhero Batman.", "tgt": "The Batmobile is the personal car for Batman and Robin."} {"src": "Rewrite this sentence for simplicity: Gian Franco Corsi \" Franco \" Zeffirelli KBE, Grande Ufficiale OMRI (]; 12 February 1923 \u2013 15 June 2019) was an Italian director and producer of operas, films and television.", "tgt": "Franco Zeffirelli, KBE (12 February 1923 \u2013 15 June 2019) was an Italian director and producer of movies and television. He was also a opera director and designer of Italian operas."} {"src": "Simplify: Students are typically 16 \u2013 17 years of age, depending on the country and the students ' birthdays.", "tgt": "Students are usually 16 or 17 years old at this time, though it may be different because of the country or their birthdays."} {"src": "Simplify the sentence: Morning astronomical twilight begins (astronomical dawn) when the geometric center of the sun is 18 \u00b0 below the horizon in the morning and ends when the geometric center of the sun is 12 \u00b0 below the horizon in the morning.", "tgt": "In the morning, dawn is when it is not dark any more, and the light of the sun is just starting to appear."} {"src": "Make the sentence simple: In the case of photochemical reactions, light provides the activation energy.", "tgt": "In the case of photochemistry, this energy is given by the light."} {"src": "Use simpler wording: Kazakhstan (,]), officially the Republic of Kazakhstan (; Russian", "tgt": "Its official name is the Republic of Kazakhstan. Kazakhstan is the ninth biggest country in the world, and it is also the biggest landlocked country in the world."} {"src": "Simplify this text: It is possible to make predictions about reaction rate constants for a reaction from free-energy relationships.", "tgt": "With experiments it is possible to calculate reaction rates from which you can get rate laws and rate constants. From this data, it is possible to think about the mechanism of the reaction."} {"src": "Rewrite this with simpler wording: Jewish ethics is the moral philosophy of the Jewish religion or the Jewish people.", "tgt": "Like other types of laws and values in other religions, the subject of Jewish ethics tries to provide answers for many moral questions."} {"src": "Simplify the sentence: The U3 is the original Olympic line; the first section was opened for the Olympic Summer Games 1972.", "tgt": "In 1972 this line was opened, because of the Olympic Games."} {"src": "Make this text less complex: Meristematic cells are incompletely or not at all differentiated, and are capable of continued cellular division.", "tgt": "They are incompletely or not at all differentiated, and are capable of continued cell division."} {"src": "Simplify the sentence: To the west lie the extensive Appalachian highlands.", "tgt": "To the west are the very long Appalachian highlands."} {"src": "Make this text less complex: For the U.S., this need prompted the development of effective combat air transport for the first time.", "tgt": "For the U.S., it had to learn how to do combat air transport."} {"src": "Rewrite this with simpler wording: He is most known for his iconic and acclaimed satirical comedy sketch series \" Chappelle's Show \" (2003).", "tgt": "He is known for his comedy works and for having his own show, \" Chappelle's Show \"."} {"src": "Rewrite this with simpler wording: It is inscribed on both sides, but much of the inscription is erased and unreadable.", "tgt": "It has writing on both sides, but much of the writing has been removed and is unreadable."} {"src": "Make the sentence simpler: He is known for his 1960s radical activism and his current work in education reform, curriculum and instruction.", "tgt": "He is also known for his current work in trying to help make learning and teaching better."} {"src": "Simplification: The film was released on March 25, 1983.", "tgt": "It was released on March 25, 1983."} {"src": "Use simpler wording: Located on an island with no bridges to the mainland, Petersburg can be accessed only by air or sea.", "tgt": "There are no bridges so Petersburg can only be reached by air or sea."} {"src": "Simplification: The recovery of populations throughout the states of Wyoming, Montana and Idaho has been so successful that on February 27, 2008, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service removed the Northern Rocky Mountain wolf population from the endangered species list.", "tgt": "The increase in the number of wolves in the states of Wyoming, Montana and Idaho has been so successful that they are no longer on the endangered species list."} {"src": "Simplify: He disliked the discipline of the conservatory course of study.", "tgt": "He did not like the discipline of the conservatory course of study, but he still got very good grades."} {"src": "Write a simpler version for the sentence: \" Welcome to Paradise \" is the second single by the American rock band Green Day.", "tgt": "Welcome to Paradise is a song by rock band Green Day."} {"src": "Simplify the sentence: The National Guard under Lafayette's command confronted the crowd.", "tgt": "The National Guard, led by Lafayette, was called in to control the crowd. When the crowd kept throwing stones, Lafayette ordered them to fire at the people."} {"src": "Simplification: , which was designed to introduce audiences to the symphony orchestra.", "tgt": ", which was made to explain to people all about the orchestra."} {"src": "Write a simpler version for the sentence: The film grossed $ 620.7 million at the box office and received critical acclaim.", "tgt": "It earned $ 623.7 million at the box office and got good reviews."} {"src": "Use simpler wording: Each has five supplementary players held in reserve i.e. for substitution.", "tgt": "Each has three extra players held in reserve."} {"src": "Rewrite this sentence in a simpler manner: It is the first main entry in the \" Grand Theft Auto \" series since 2008's \" Grand Theft Auto IV \".", "tgt": "It was also the first main game since 2008 when Grand Theft Auto IV was released."} {"src": "Make this text less complex: People with BPD are often exceptionally enthusiastic, idealistic, joyful, and loving.", "tgt": "People with BPD are often very happy and loving. People with BPD are also often sad and mad."} {"src": "Simplification: Nearly a century later, Galileo Galilei, an Italian scientist, and Johannes Kepler, a German scientist, studied how the moons of some planets moved in the sky, and used their observations to validate Copernicus's thinking.", "tgt": "Galileo Galilei and Johannes Kepler, two other scientists, helped to prove that Copernicus's idea was right. They looked at how the moons of some planets moved in the sky, and they used this to prove Copernicus right."} {"src": "Rewrite the sentence to be simpler: The Portmans have three children.", "tgt": "They have three children."} {"src": "Use simpler wording: It has been planted widely in Asia especially in Nepal.", "tgt": "It is also found in Asia, especially in Nepal."} {"src": "Rewrite the sentence to be simpler: A punch is a striking blow with the fist.", "tgt": "A punch is when a person puts their hand in a fist and thrusts it forward."} {"src": "Rewrite this sentence for simplicity: He was elected to the House of Representatives in the 1999 election as a candidate of the Nepali Congress.", "tgt": "He was elected to the House of Representatives in 1999."} {"src": "Rewrite this with simpler wording: Lje (\u0409 \u0459; italics", "tgt": "The Cyrillic letter lj (\u0409, \u0459) is a combination of \u041b and \u042c and is used in Serbian and Macedonian."} {"src": "Simplification: He ran unsuccessfully for the Democratic Party's nomination for president in the 2000 election.", "tgt": "He ran for President of the United States in 2000."} {"src": "Make this easier to understand: The Music School Kosta Manojlovic is located at 9 Nemanjina street in Zemun.", "tgt": "It is located at 9 Nemanjina street in Zemun."} {"src": "Make this text less complex: Clapton used both the Les Paul and the SG to create his self-described \" woman tone \".", "tgt": "He also developed what he called the \" woman tone \" on his guitar and used it to great effect."} {"src": "Use simpler wording: Haddad was born in New York City.", "tgt": "He was born in New York City."} {"src": "Simplify this text: The Soviet NKVD sent hundreds of thousands of people from eastern Poland to Siberia and other remote parts of the Soviet Union in four major waves of deportation between 1939 and 1941.", "tgt": "They sent hundreds of thousands of people from this region to Siberia and other remote parts of the Soviet Union."} {"src": "Use simpler wording: Its compounds are used in photographic and X-ray film.", "tgt": "They are also used in photographic film."} {"src": "Change to simpler wording: This involved exchanging copious verse letters on religious and personal matters.", "tgt": "They wrote many letters to each other on religious and personal matters."} {"src": "Change to simpler wording: Slices of fruit or pastry are dipped in a caquelon of melted chocolate, often flavored with rum or kirschwasser.", "tgt": "Slices of fruit or cake are put in a pot of warm, liquid chocolate."} {"src": "Make this easier to understand: Giant magnetoresistance (GMR) is a quantum mechanical magnetoresistance effect observed in multilayers composed of alternating ferromagnetic and non-magnetic conductive layers.", "tgt": "Giant magnetoresistance (GMR) is a very small magnetic effect found in thin layers of iron and other materials."} {"src": "Make this text less complex: The Somme is a river in Picardy, northern France.", "tgt": "The Somme is a river in the north of France, in the Hauts-de-France region, and gives its name to the department called Somme. The river is known for the Battle of the Somme, which was an important battle of the First World War."} {"src": "Simplify the sentence: In the summer the population is supplemented by many tourists.", "tgt": "In the summer there are also many tourists."} {"src": "Make the sentence simple: Letters that arose from beta include the Roman letter \u27e8 B \u27e9 and the Cyrillic letters \u27e8 \u0411 \u27e9 and \u27e8 \u0412 \u27e9.", "tgt": "Letters that came from it include the Roman B and Cyrillic \u0411."} {"src": "Simplify this text: In the cuisine of Laos, the plantain flower is typically eaten raw in vermicelli soups.", "tgt": "In Laos, the plantain flower is often eaten raw; it is added to a special kind of soup."} {"src": "Simplify this text: Hapoel Tel-Aviv Football Club (Hebrew", "tgt": "Hapoel Tel Aviv Football Club is an Israeli Football Club that based in Tel Aviv and created in 1926."} {"src": "Make this text less complex: The red panda is the only living species of the genus \" Ailurus \" and the family Ailuridae.", "tgt": "It is the only species of the Ailuridae family."} {"src": "Simplify this sentence: Fontella Bass was born in St. Louis, Missouri.", "tgt": "She was born in St. Louis."} {"src": "Simplify: Igglesden was born in Farnborough, London in 1964.", "tgt": "He was born in London."} {"src": "Rewrite this sentence for simplicity: Rosalina also has a namesake racing track in \" Mario Kart 7 \" called \" Rosalina's Ice World \".", "tgt": "She also has her own track called \" Rosalina's Ice World \"."} {"src": "Write a simpler version for the sentence: She loves Prince Idamante, son of the Cretan King Idomeneo, but hesitates to acknowledge her love.", "tgt": "She loves Prince Idamante, son of the Cretan King Idomeneo, but does not want to tell him about her love for him."} {"src": "Simplify the sentence: Approximately 770,000 of these strokes were symptomatic and 11 million were first-ever silent MRI infarcts or hemorrhages.", "tgt": "About 770,000 of these strokes had symptoms which could be seen and 11 million were first-ever silent strokes."} {"src": "Simplify the sentence: Louis Skidmore was born in Lawrenceburg, Indiana.", "tgt": "He was born in Lawrenceburg, Indiana."} {"src": "Simplify the sentence: In humans, copper is found mainly in the liver, muscle, and bone.", "tgt": "Copper is important in the human body. Humans get most of the copper they need from food, and vitamins also contain copper to make sure we get enough."} {"src": "Make this easier to understand: Causes include childbirth, constipation, chronic cough, heavy lifting, hysterectomy, genetics, and being overweight.", "tgt": "Women are at risk of having a cystocele if they have given birth, have a hard time with passing stool, have a chronic cough, lift heavy objects, Causes include childbirth, constipation, chronic cough, or have had other surgeries of the reproductive organs. Other things that may cause cystocele is having a hysterectomy, a family history of cystocele and being overweight."} {"src": "Rewrite this sentence in a simpler manner: On November 28, 1994, Dahmer was beaten to death by Christopher Scarver, a fellow inmate at the Columbia Correctional Institution.", "tgt": "He was beaten to death with workout equipment by another inmate, , who had been jailed for murder, on the morning of November 28, 1994."} {"src": "Change to simpler wording: Armistead, an enslaved man, was owned by William Armistead of Virginia.", "tgt": "He was owned by William Armistead of Virginia."} {"src": "Make the sentence simpler: \" A Moon Shaped Pool \" (2016) prominently featured Jonny Greenwood's orchestral arrangements.", "tgt": "They have created nine albums so far, the most recent being, \" A Moon Shaped Pool \" (2016)"} {"src": "Simplification: This is one of the reasons why Portland stone is so favoured as a monumental and architectural stone.", "tgt": "This is one of the reasons why it is so good for monuments and architecture."} {"src": "Write a simpler version for the sentence: Jose \u0301 and David attended college for some time before quitting their studies; they worked for a factory manufacturing automobile parts for the company SEAT; the band name \" Estopa \" comes from the expression used by their boss to keep everybody on task, \" Dale estopa a la maquina \".", "tgt": "As they grew up, Jose \u0301 and David attended college for some time before deciding that it was not right for them. After quitting their studies, they worked for a factory manufacturing car parts for the company SEAT."} {"src": "Rewrite this with simpler wording: Ora was born in Prishtina, SFR Yugoslavia (present-day Kosovo), to Albanian parents.", "tgt": "Rita Ora was born in 1990 in Prishtina, Kosovo to Albanian parents and moved to London in the same year."} {"src": "Simplify this sentence: It is one of six rivers of the Indus System in Punjab region (Punjab means \" Five Rivers \").", "tgt": "It is one of the five rivers which give Punjab its name. It is also one of the major five rivers/tributaries of Indus."} {"src": "Make this simpler: Teatro La Fenice (], \" The Phoenix \") is an opera house in Venice, Italy.", "tgt": "It was the main opera house in Venice. They called it Teatro La Fenice."} {"src": "Rewrite the sentence to be simpler: The film is set in Scotland in 1954.", "tgt": "This movie is set in Scotland in 1954."} {"src": "Simplify this text: The population was 3,990 at the 2010 census.", "tgt": "It has the population of 3,990 as of 2010."} {"src": "Change to simpler wording: Protrusions from and interconnections between plastids were observed in 1888 (Gottlieb Haberlandt) and 1908 (Gustav Senn) and have been described sporadically in the literature since then.", "tgt": "Protrusions from and interconnections between plastids were seen in 1888 and 1908, and have been described from time to time in the literature since then."} {"src": "Simplify the sentence: On 12 August, Key West noted a tropical cyclone.", "tgt": "On August 12, this hurricane was noted near Key West."} {"src": "Make the sentence simple: In 2005, the AHL franchise of the Calgary Flames (the Saint John Flames, which existed from 1993 to 2003) was reestablished in Omaha.", "tgt": "They moved to Omaha in 2005 from Saint John, New Brunswick where they were known as the Saint John Flames."} {"src": "Change to simpler wording: The device shipped with Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow, and later received Android 7.x Nougat and Android 8.x Oreo.", "tgt": "The device included Android 6.0.1 at launch, and later was updated to Android 7.0."} {"src": "Use simpler wording: He continued to observe these celestial orbs from January 8 to March 2, 1610.", "tgt": "He continued to look at them from January 8 through March 2."} {"src": "Rewrite this sentence in a simpler manner: There are many ways of showing this equality, from intuitive arguments to mathematically rigorous proofs.", "tgt": "There are many proofs that show why they are the same number, but many of these proofs are very complex. There are many other ways of showing this."} {"src": "Rewrite this sentence for simplicity: Cube 2", "tgt": "The game started as a redesign to the original Cube Engine, and its first release was made on May 6, 2004. \" Sauerbraten \" was made out of the game Cube, but is much more advanced and a player can create new levels."} {"src": "Write a simpler version for the sentence: Eventually, though, her novels ' authorship became an open secret among the aristocracy.", "tgt": "In time, though, her writing became an open secret among the aristocracy."} {"src": "Make this easier to understand: Charley Marouani was born in 1926 in Sousse, Tunisia.", "tgt": "He was born in in Sousse, Tunisia."} {"src": "Make this text less complex: Azpiri was born in Madrid.", "tgt": "He was born in Madrid."} {"src": "Simplify this text: The diet consists mainly of fruits and figs.", "tgt": "They eat mainly of fruits and figs."} {"src": "Change to simpler wording: The density of illuminated signs in Times Square rivals that in Las Vegas.", "tgt": "There are as many big signs in Times Square than in Las Vegas."} {"src": "Make the sentence simpler: In July 2011, Edwards married Trina Grimes, his prison pen pal.", "tgt": "Then he married his current wife, Trina Grimes Scott in 2011."} {"src": "Simplify the sentence: 89% of terrestrial epiphyte species (about 24,000) are flowering plants.", "tgt": "However, most epiphytes (89%) are flowering plants; and about a third of all ferns are epiphytes."} {"src": "Simplify this sentence: During the party, Captain Crewe's solicitor (E. E. Clive) arrives with the sad news that Captain Crewe has died and his real estate, the basis for his wealth, has been confiscated.", "tgt": "One day, his lawyer arrives in the school with news that Captain Crewe has died and his real estate has been confiscated."} {"src": "Make this simpler: Like other ceratopsids, \" A. ornatus \" was a quadrupedal herbivore with three horns on its face, a parrot-like beak, and a long frill extending from the back of its head.", "tgt": "It had a long frill on the back of its head and three horns on its face. It was smaller than in most other ceratopsids."} {"src": "Simplify this sentence: In addition, the Arabic alphabet can be used to represent numbers (Abjad numerals).", "tgt": "The alphabet can also be used to write numbers."} {"src": "Make this simpler: Apollo 11 was the spaceflight that first landed humans on the Moon.", "tgt": "Apollo 11 was the first flight to send people to the moon."} {"src": "Make the sentence simple: The piece was written in D-flat major.", "tgt": "It is written in D-flat major in rondo form."} {"src": "Rewrite this sentence in a simpler manner: According to the CFA, American Shorthairs are low-maintenance cats that are generally healthy, easy-going, affectionate with owners and social with strangers.", "tgt": "It is usually healthy, calm and loving with its owners. American Shorthairs are social cats, but still like to have their own way."} {"src": "Make the sentence simpler: Toad appeared in the animated series \" The Super Mario Bros.", "tgt": "Toad first appeared in Super Mario Bros, but didn't have a name."} {"src": "Simplify this text: The film was directed by Steve McQueen.", "tgt": "It is directed by Steve McQueen."} {"src": "Change to simpler wording: The Summit League has 22 former members.", "tgt": "The Summit League now has nine full members. No fewer than 22 schools have been full members, but are no longer in the league."} {"src": "Make the sentence simpler: Currently, there is no licensed vaccine for HIV or AIDS.", "tgt": "There is no vaccine for HIV yet."} {"src": "Write a simpler version for the sentence: Membership consists of a minimum of ten elected ward members and three nominated members.", "tgt": "There are at least ten elected ward members and three nominated members."} {"src": "Rewrite this sentence for simplicity: Voting representatives from eight foreign Reformed churches were also invited.", "tgt": "Members from the Reformed churches in eight different countries were also invited to this meeting."} {"src": "Make the sentence simple: The series follows William Jack \" Willie \" Degel, the owner of New York City restaurant Uncle Jack's Steakhouse, who goes behind the scenes of various restaurants across the country at the request of their owner (s).", "tgt": "It follows New York City restaurant owner Willie Degel, who goes to different restaurants around the country with hidden cameras to take a look at problems with the service that the restaurants are having."} {"src": "Write a simpler version for the sentence: An alternate meaning of the name is \" exalted one \".", "tgt": "Another meaning for this name is \" exalted one \"."} {"src": "Rewrite this sentence for simplicity: From 1490 to 1492, Michelangelo attended the Humanist academy the Medici had founded along Neo-Platonic lines.", "tgt": "Michelangelo was one of the students chosen and he attended the academy from 1490 to 1492."} {"src": "Simplify this text: The trip from the San Francisco Ferry Building took 27 minutes.", "tgt": "The trip by ferry took 20 minutes to complete."} {"src": "Change to simpler wording: The city is a suburb within the Atlanta metropolitan area.", "tgt": "It is part of the Atlanta metropolitan area."} {"src": "Rewrite the sentence to be simpler: Two thirds of the adult population of the country are illiterate.", "tgt": "Two thirds of the adult population of the country are not able to read."} {"src": "Simplify the sentence: Modern squad automatic weapons (such as the RPK and L86) are modified assault rifles or battle rifles (e.g. FN FAL 50.41 and M14A1) that may have increased ammunition capacity and heavier barrels to withstand continued fire and will almost always have a bipod.", "tgt": "Many SAWs (such as the RPK and L86) are just assault rifles or battle rifles that have been changed. They may be able to carry more ammunition and will almost always have a bipod."} {"src": "Make the sentence simpler: Pyres are crafted using wood.", "tgt": "Pyres are built outdoors. They are usually made from wood."} {"src": "Change to simpler wording: The colony was on the verge of outright starvation for an extended period.", "tgt": "The colony was in danger of starvation for long time."} {"src": "Rewrite this with simpler wording: That is, it tries to detect the presence of a carrier signal from another node before attempting to transmit.", "tgt": "That is, it tries to find a signal from another station before trying to transmit."} {"src": "Rewrite this sentence for simplicity: The Dryopteridaceae are a family of leptosporangiate ferns in the order Polypodiales.", "tgt": "The Dryopteridaceae is a family of ferns that can be found almost anywhere on the world."} {"src": "Rewrite this sentence in a simpler manner: Beam lengths may extend between several thousand, hundreds of thousands or millions of parsecs.", "tgt": "Their lengths can reach several thousand or even hundreds of thousands of light years."} {"src": "Simplify this paragraph: It is more common in women (2.7%) than males (1.4%).", "tgt": "It is more common in women than men."} {"src": "Simplify this sentence: These languages restrict the writer by general rules such as \" Keep sentences short \", \" Avoid the use of pronouns \", \" Only use dictionary-approved words \", and \" Use only the active voice \".", "tgt": "Simplified (or technical) languages guide the writer by general rules such as \" write short and simple sentences \", \" use the person's name (\" John Smith \" for example) instead of saying \" him \", and \" talk about who is doing something, rather than what is being done, unless you need to say what is being done \"."} {"src": "Simplify this text: The population was 2,360 at the 2010 census.", "tgt": "At the 2010 census, it had 2,360 people living in it."} {"src": "Make this easier to understand: Hemoglobin in blood carries oxygen from the lungs or gills to the rest of the body (i.e. the tissues).", "tgt": "When hemoglobin is in the lungs, it picks up oxygen in its hemes, and carries it to the rest of the body."} {"src": "Simplify the sentence: Many varieties of Nahuatl have productive reduplication.", "tgt": "Over time, many different dialects of Nahuatl have developed."} {"src": "Change to simpler wording: In 2002, she married Grover Asmus, widower of actress Donna Reed.", "tgt": "Then she was married to Grover Asmus from 2002 until his death in 2003."} {"src": "Make the sentence simpler: The book is a critique of some widely held beliefs about the nature of science and the scientific process.", "tgt": "The book is asks questions about of some beliefs about what science is and the method used by scientists to do science."} {"src": "Make the sentence simpler: The Rubios have four children.", "tgt": "Together, they have four children."} {"src": "Simplification: Syed Ali Akhtar Rizvi had six sons and one daughter.", "tgt": "He had six sons and one daughter."} {"src": "Make the sentence simpler: Polonium is a chemical element with the symbol Po and atomic number 84.", "tgt": "It is chemical element 84 on the periodic table and its symbol is Po."} {"src": "Simplify this paragraph: It was not until 1939, however, that the American Ornithologists ' Union declared that the Carolina parakeet had become extinct.", "tgt": "It was not until 1939, however, that it was agreed that all the Carolina parakeets had died."} {"src": "Simplify this text: As a teenager, he began to contemplate the possibility of space travel.", "tgt": "As a teenager, he began to believe that space travel would possible."} {"src": "Rewrite this sentence for simplicity: The view of most scholars (see organology) is that the term \" brass instrument \" should be defined by the way the sound is made, as above, and not by whether the instrument is actually made of brass.", "tgt": "It does not matter if the instrument is really made of brass, as long as it works that way."} {"src": "Use simpler wording: At the age of eight, she was struck by an automobile in front of the family home, and her legs suffered multiple fractures.", "tgt": "At age 8, she was hit by a car in front of her house and broke both of her legs."} {"src": "Simplify the sentence: Ovo-lacto vegetarians are often well-catered to in restaurants and shops, especially in some parts of Europe and metropolitan cities in North America.", "tgt": "Such people are well served in restaurants, especially in certain parts of Europe and in North America."} {"src": "Change to simpler wording: The 1990 Atlantic hurricane season was the most active Atlantic hurricane season since 1969.", "tgt": "At that time it was the most active hurricane season."} {"src": "Change to simpler wording: Ken Bald was born in New York City, New York, and raised in suburban Mount Vernon, New York.", "tgt": "He was born in New York City."} {"src": "Simplify: The term \" underarm \" typically refers to the outer surface of the axilla.", "tgt": "Underarm, another word for axilla, only is the outside of the axilla. Armpit, like underarm, refers to the axilla, but also means an object or place that is smelly or greasy."} {"src": "Use simpler wording: Quinine is a medication used to treat malaria and babesiosis.", "tgt": "Even today, quinine is used to treat certain forms of malaria, when other drugs fail or are unavailable."} {"src": "Make the sentence simple: Haugen was born at Kongsberg.", "tgt": "He was born in Kongsberg."} {"src": "Make this simpler: Some of his books were made into feature films.", "tgt": "Some of his books have been made into movies."} {"src": "Use simpler wording: Billy Crystal, John Goodman, Steve Buscemi, Bob Peterson, and John Ratzenberger reprised their roles, and Bonnie Hunt voiced a new character.", "tgt": "It was also announced that John Goodman, Billy Crystal and Steve Buscemi will be reprising their roles."} {"src": "Make this text less complex: During World War I, the Army needed a way to evaluate and assign recruits to appropriate tasks.", "tgt": "During World War I, the military needed a way to test recruits and decide what kind of job they could do best."} {"src": "Simplification: The Jobi manucode is distributed in lowland forests of Jobi Island and northern New Guinea.", "tgt": "They can be found in lowland forests of Jobi Island and northern New Guinea and is the most common bird of paradise."} {"src": "Simplify the sentence: The movie was released on 19 April 2019.", "tgt": "It was released on April 19."} {"src": "Rewrite this sentence for simplicity: Fascinated, the king then sent surgeon Cyriacus Ahlers to Guildford.", "tgt": "The king also sent surgeon Cyriacus Ahlers to see Toft, but Ahlers did not believe it."} {"src": "Simplify this paragraph: They were once considered to be true marsupials, but are now thought to be either a sister taxon to them, or considerably distantly related, part of a separate clade of Gondwanan metatherians.", "tgt": "They were once considered to be true marsupials, but are now thought to be a sister taxon to them."} {"src": "Rewrite this with simpler wording: It is used as a precursor to other tin compounds.", "tgt": "It is also used to make organic compounds that have tin in them."} {"src": "Simplify this sentence: Germans were isolated in rural communities for decades.", "tgt": "Germans had kept to themselves in these communities for decades."} {"src": "Rewrite this sentence for simplicity: Upon rescue by a British patrol boat, he was brought to the naval hospital RNH Mtarfa.", "tgt": "Upon rescue, he was brought to the Military Hospital at Mtarfa."} {"src": "Make the sentence simple: Generally, the Governor-General acts only on the advice of the Prime Minister.", "tgt": "There has been only one instance of the Governor-General not taking the Prime Minister's advice."} {"src": "Make the sentence simpler: The village's name means \" old Lichen \u0301 \"; it is often referred to as simply Lichen \u0301.", "tgt": "It is often referred to as simply Lichen \u0301."} {"src": "Rewrite this sentence for simplicity: In Holland they were called \" stadspijpers \", in Germany \" Stadtpfeifer \" and in Italy \" pifferi \".", "tgt": "They were called Stadtpfeifer in Germany and Pifferi in Italy."} {"src": "Make the sentence simple: At the instigation of other members of the congregation Bunyan began to preach, both in the church and to groups of people in the surrounding countryside.", "tgt": "He started to preach to groups of people anywhere they could meet: in barns or in the streets."} {"src": "Rewrite this with simpler wording: Interscope Records released it on March 6, 2015.", "tgt": "It was released on March 10, 2015."} {"src": "Rewrite this sentence in a simpler manner: On March 1, 2011, police removed the couple's sons from Sheen's home.", "tgt": "On March 1, 2011, police removed Bob and Max from Sheen's home."} {"src": "Simplify this sentence: Liquid water is present on Earth, covering 71% of its surface.", "tgt": "Water has been present on Earth since its earlier days and is constantly moved around it by the water cycle."} {"src": "Rewrite this with simpler wording: The Pitcairn Islands has the smallest population of any democracy in the world.", "tgt": "It has the smallest number of people of any country."} {"src": "Use simpler wording: That night, they hear Josh's agonized screams in the darkness but are unable to locate him.", "tgt": "That night, they hear Josh screaming in the darkness, but are not able to find him."} {"src": "Make the sentence simple: Upon graduating from high school in June 1920, Hughes returned to Mexico to live with his father, hoping to convince him to support his plan to attend Columbia University.", "tgt": "When he was finished at high school in Lincoln in 1920, he went back to Mexico, to ask his father to pay for him to go to university."} {"src": "Rewrite this sentence for simplicity: Atlantic herrings can be found on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean, congregating in large schools.", "tgt": "It can be found on both sides of the Atlantic."} {"src": "Rewrite this sentence for simplicity: The game was re-released for the Game Boy Color (2000), Game Boy Advance (2003), Wii Virtual Console (2007), Wii U Virtual Console (2014), New Nintendo 3DS (2016), and is pre-installed on the Super NES Classic Edition (2017).", "tgt": "This game was later made for the Game Boy Color in 2000, the Game Boy Advance in 2003 and the Wii's Virtual Console in 2006, later taken down from it on November 2012 in North America and Europe."} {"src": "Rewrite the sentence to be simpler: Corll was known to give free candy to local children, in particular teenage boys.", "tgt": "He had been known to give free candy to local children."} {"src": "Make this text less complex: The police officer needs to inform the person being arrested the full particulars of the person's offence and that they are entitled to be released on bail if the offence fits the criteria for being bailable.", "tgt": "The police officer needs to tell the person who is being arrested what they did wrong and that they can be let go on bail if the crime allows people to be bailed."} {"src": "Simplify this paragraph: In some instances the sleep disturbances may be a risk factor independent of depression.", "tgt": "In some people, the sleep problem itself, not depression, may be what increases their risk for depression."} {"src": "Simplify this sentence: On March 22, 2016, in the presidential primaries, Arizona voters expressed their preferences for the Democratic, Republican, and Green parties ' respective nominees for president.", "tgt": "On 22 March and 5 April 2016, the state also voted for who they wanted to be the nominee of their respective parties. The Republican primary occurred on 22 March 2016."} {"src": "Simplify this sentence: The flow of matter from one stellar body to another often leads to the creation of an accretion disk about the recipient star.", "tgt": "This flow of matter from one stellar body to another is known as an accretion disk."} {"src": "Rewrite the sentence to be simpler: The United Kingdom consists of four constituent countries", "tgt": "The UK is made up of four different countries: Wales, England and Scotland and Northern Ireland."} {"src": "Rewrite this sentence for simplicity: Vijaya Mulay was born in Bombay, India.", "tgt": "She was born in Bombay."} {"src": "Rewrite this with simpler wording: The group was a family, consisting of two co-wives (Nanyanu and Papalanyanu) and seven children.", "tgt": "The group was made up of two women and their seven children."} {"src": "Rewrite this sentence for simplicity: The fourth-generation iPad was reintroduced on March 18, 2014, following the discontinuation of the iPad 2.", "tgt": "It was brought back on March 18, 2014, after the iPad 2 was discontinued."} {"src": "Write a simpler version for the sentence: In 1961 she married H. Jack Ellis, a businessman from Los Angeles.", "tgt": "She was later married to H. Jack Ellis from 1961 until his death in 1992."} {"src": "Rewrite this with simpler wording: Uncomfortable at the growing politicisation of the movement, Hyde resigned the presidency in 1915.", "tgt": "Hyde himself was uncomfortable at the league becoming political instead of cultural and resigned as its president in 1915."} {"src": "Make the sentence simpler: Phillips was born Chynna Gilliam Phillips in Los Angeles.", "tgt": "Phillips was born in Los Angeles."} {"src": "Make the sentence simple: Roza Otunbayeva is a divorced mother of two children.", "tgt": "Otunbayeva is divorced and has two children."} {"src": "Make this simpler: Her diary, published as the anonymous blog \" Belle de Jour", "tgt": "Under this name she maintains a successful blog, \" Belle de Jour: Diary of a London Call Girl \" which by 2003 had been selected by \" The Guardian \" as its blog of the year and has had two books published in both the UK and US."} {"src": "Make this easier to understand: The eMedicine website consists of approximately 6,800 medical topic review articles, each of which is associated with one of 62 clinical subspecialty \" textbooks \".", "tgt": "It has about 6,800 articles, each of which is associated with one of 62 clinical subspecialty textbooks."} {"src": "Make this text less complex: This destruction hampered the German response to the invasion, but it proved equally hampering to the Allies, as it took time to repair the rail network's tracks and bridges.", "tgt": "It was also a problem for the Allies, as it took time to repair the tracks and bridges."} {"src": "Make the sentence simple: The associated anti-A and anti-B antibodies are usually \" immunoglobulin M \", abbreviated IgM, antibodies.", "tgt": "Anti-A and anti-B antibodies are not present in the newborn. Anti-A and anti-B antibodies are usually too big to pass through the placenta to the foetal blood circulation."} {"src": "Make the sentence simpler: Winters are highly changeable between warm and very cold.", "tgt": "Winters can be anything between warm and very cold."} {"src": "Rewrite the sentence to be simpler: Nupedia lasted from October 1999 until September 2003.", "tgt": "Nupedia was online from March 2000 until September 2003."} {"src": "Simplify this sentence: The common cold is generally mild and self-limiting with most symptoms generally improving in a week.", "tgt": "The common cold is generally mild and goes away on its own with most symptoms improving in one week."} {"src": "Simplify this paragraph: Using single-lensed microscopes of his own design, van Leeuwenhoek was the first to experiment with microbes, which he originally referred to as \" animalcules \" (from Latin \" animalculum \" = \" tiny animal \").", "tgt": "Using his handcrafted microscopes, he was the first to see and describe single celled organisms, which he originally referred to as \" animalcules \", and which we now refer to as microorganisms."} {"src": "Use simpler wording: There is no cure for Alzheimer's disease; available treatments offer relatively small symptomatic benefit but remain palliative in nature.", "tgt": "At this time there is no cure for Alzheimer's, but there are treatments that can help some patients with the signs and symptoms so they do not affect them as badly. Even though there is no cure for Alzheimer's, there are new treatments which are being developed which would work better in the very first stages of the disease."} {"src": "Simplification: Windom lies 1362 ft above sea level.", "tgt": "It is 1362 ft above sea level."} {"src": "Simplification: Together, the siblings co-wrote the mystery thriller film \" The Prestige \" (2006), the superhero films \" The Dark Knight \" (2008) and \" The Dark Knight Rises \" (2012), and the science fiction film \" Interstellar \" (2014).", "tgt": "He has also co-written screenplays for \" The Prestige \" and \" The Dark Knight \", with his brother."} {"src": "Make the sentence simpler: He recovered and returned to the ice in February 1992.", "tgt": "He was able to recover and he returned to the ice in February 1992."} {"src": "Use simpler wording: It is used to treat a variety of ailments and can be administered intravenously, orally, intra-articularly (into a joint), or transcutaneously.", "tgt": "It is used to treat a variety of ailments and can be administered in various ways."} {"src": "Rewrite the sentence to be simpler: The population was 8,225 at the 2010 census.", "tgt": "At the 2010 census, 8,225 people were living there."} {"src": "Simplify this text: The ball may not be kicked, nor be struck with the fist.", "tgt": "The ball may not be carried by a player who is walking or running."} {"src": "Simplification: Frances Burney died on 6 January 1840.", "tgt": "She died in London in 6 January 1840."} {"src": "Change to simpler wording: A national day is a designated date on which celebrations mark the nationhood of a nation or non-sovereign country.", "tgt": "National days are the days which are extremely special and important for a nation.A National Day is a special day where people celebrate their country or nation each year."} {"src": "Rewrite this sentence for simplicity: The critics accused Courbet of a deliberate pursuit of ugliness.", "tgt": "Some of the critics said that Courbet was deliberately trying to paint ugliness."} {"src": "Rewrite this sentence for simplicity: The band formed in 1987 jamming under the name Katzenjammer (German slangword for \" Hangover \" \" archaic \", literally \" moaning of a cat \") before eventually deciding upon Sons of Kyuss.", "tgt": "They started in 1987 as Katzenjammer, became Sons of Kyuss in 1989 and then changed their name to Kyuss in 1991. The band was formed in 1987 and its first name was \" Katzenjammer \" (A German slang word for \" hangover \") but changed this to Sons of Kyuss in 1989 and recorded an EP."} {"src": "Simplify the sentence: Each of its seven seasons earned a nomination for the award.", "tgt": "Each of its seven seasons was nominated for the award."} {"src": "Make this simpler: Schweitzer died on 4 September 1965 at his beloved hospital in Lambare \u0301 ne \u0301, now in independent Gabon.", "tgt": "He died on 4 September 1965 at his hospital in Lambarene."} {"src": "Rewrite this sentence for simplicity: The song has sold six million copies worldwide.", "tgt": "It has sold six million copies."} {"src": "Make this text less complex: Felt is used for framing paintings.", "tgt": "Felt is used for many different things."} {"src": "Rewrite this with simpler wording: It is also revealed to the five sons that they are not Pritam & Geeta's sons but orphans after overheard by Lucky.", "tgt": "It is also revealed that they are not their sons, but are orphans."} {"src": "Simplify this text: They were not given any advance notice of the tasks they would have to perform.", "tgt": "They were not told what kind of work they would have to do."} {"src": "Make this easier to understand: British and Canadian officials supposedly withheld the use of air and naval bombardments in an attempt to limit casualties of French civilians in the port-city core.", "tgt": "Some people think that air and naval bombing was not done to limit casualties of French civilians in the port."} {"src": "Change to simpler wording: Proton launched the Salyut space stations, the Mir core segment and expansion modules, and both the Zarya and Zvezda modules of the ISS.", "tgt": "It launched several sections of the Mir space station, and also launched two modules to the ISS."} {"src": "Simplify this text: With the advent of the printing press in the 16th and 17th centuries, numerous books were written on how to manage households and prepare food.", "tgt": "The large houses tried to be better than each other, and books were written on how to manage households and prepare food."} {"src": "Make the sentence simpler: Some species can rapidly change colour through mechanisms that translocate pigment and reorient reflective plates within chromatophores.", "tgt": "Some species can rapidly change colour so as to keep in camouflage, or to signal. They do this by moving pigment and reflective plates in chromatophores."} {"src": "Make this text less complex: In 2015, the SXSW Film Conference programmed over 250 sessions with 735 speakers.", "tgt": "In 2015, there were over 250 sessions with 735 speakers."} {"src": "Rewrite this with simpler wording: Cher is attractive, popular, and wealthy.", "tgt": "She is pretty and attractive, but clueless and selfish. Apart from that she is extremely rich and popular in her high school."} {"src": "Simplify this text: He traditionally began his concerts by simply introducing himself, \" Hello, I'm Johnny Cash, \" followed by his signature song \" Folsom Prison Blues \".", "tgt": "He was well known for the free concerts he held for prisoners and by starting most of his concerts with the words \" Hello, I'm Johnny Cash \"."} {"src": "Make this text less complex: For two seasons, he was the critically acclaimed host of the HBO comedy series, \" Funny or Die Presents \".", "tgt": "For two seasons, he was in \" Funny or Die Presents \"."} {"src": "Rewrite this sentence for simplicity: Preet makes Amba the Shah of the Pawanias but the men of the clan disapprove.", "tgt": "While Preet makes Amba the Shah of Pavaniyas others oppose her and there is a major conspiracy of Chandar in it."} {"src": "Simplify: The largest span of the original eastern section was a cantilever bridge.", "tgt": "The eastern span used to be a cantilever bridge but it was removed once the new bridge opened."} {"src": "Make this text less complex: The most notable of these is the silkworm, the larva of the domesticated moth \" Bombyx mori \".", "tgt": "The most important of these is the silkworm."} {"src": "Simplify: Their eyes are non-functional and covered with furred skin.", "tgt": "Their eyes do not work, and covered with skin and fur."} {"src": "Make this text less complex: The Rehydration Project states, \" Making the mixture a little diluted (with more than 1 litre of clean water) is not harmful. \"", "tgt": "The Rehydration Project says that making it a bit too thin (using more than 1 liter of fluid) is not bad for the sick person."} {"src": "Rewrite this sentence in a simpler manner: Matsumoto is designated as a Special city.", "tgt": "It has been recognized as a special city since 2000."} {"src": "Rewrite this sentence in a simpler manner: Tropical Storm Gordon crossed the Florida peninsula in about nine hours, emerging into the Atlantic Ocean near Vero Beach.", "tgt": "When Gordon crossed Florida it took about nine hours and it went into the Atlantic Ocean on a northeastward track."} {"src": "Rewrite this with simpler wording: On 25 June 2008, a new-look iPlayer was launched, originally as a beta-test version alongside the earlier version.", "tgt": "On 25 June 2008, it was announced that a new-look iPlayer would be launched."} {"src": "Simplify this paragraph: Halophiles are organisms that thrive in high salt concentrations.", "tgt": "Halophiles are organisms that need salt in their environment to live."} {"src": "Rewrite the sentence to be simpler: In 2000, the Hardy Boyz found a new manager in their real-life friend Lita.", "tgt": "In 2000, Matt and Jeff found a new manager in their real-life friend Lita."} {"src": "Simplify this paragraph: The album was supposed to be released on Halloween in 1996, but was pushed back to 1997.", "tgt": "It was going to be released sometime in 1996 but was pushed back for some reason."} {"src": "Rewrite this sentence for simplicity: Harold Basch was born in 1940 in the Bronx, New York City.", "tgt": "He was born in New York City."} {"src": "Make this text less complex: Bank robbery occurs in cities and towns.", "tgt": "It happens in both cities and towns."} {"src": "Simplify this text: They also included the crews of several civilian ships stranded in German harbours or captured at sea.", "tgt": "Some of them were crew members of civilian ships that happened to be in German harbours at the time or who were captured at sea."} {"src": "Rewrite this sentence for simplicity: He was a recipient of the Distinguished Service Cross, the U.S. military's second-highest decoration for valor, and was the first of his West Point class (1945) to be promoted to brigadier general, major general, and lieutenant general.", "tgt": "He was the first of his class to be promoted to brigadier general, major general, and lieutenant general."} {"src": "Use simpler wording: Born in Baltimore, Maryland, he graduated from Baltimore Polytechnic Institute.", "tgt": "He was born in Baltimore, Maryland."} {"src": "Simplify the sentence: It is also known as the Saxon dynasty after the family's origin in the German stem duchy of Saxony.", "tgt": "But it is also known as the Saxon dynasty after the origin of this family of noblemen."} {"src": "Simplify the sentence: The country became a presidential republic in 1889 following a military coup d 'e \u0301 tat.", "tgt": "In 1889, there was a military coup, and Pedro II had to leave the country. In 1889, Brazil became a republic."} {"src": "Make this easier to understand: It could also be used on an M2 Tripod.", "tgt": "However, it could be used on one tank."} {"src": "Make this simpler: Francis placed Clare in the convent of the Benedictine nuns of San Paulo, near Bastia.", "tgt": "Francis didn't have a place for women to stay, so he sent her to the Benedictine convent in San Paulo."} {"src": "Make this simpler: In 1914, at the onset of World War I, American Express in Europe was among the few companies to honor the letters of credit (issued by various banks) held by Americans in Europe, because other financial institutions refused to assist these stranded travelers.", "tgt": "In 1914, when World War I started, many people who happened to be travelling could not get at their money, but American Express offices in Europe were among the few companies to honor the letters of credit so that American tourists could get money to travel back home."} {"src": "Make this easier to understand: The series follows the cast of six sixteen-year-old friends in everyday lives, including their first part-time jobs.", "tgt": "The show was about six sixteen-year-old friends and followed them in their first part-time jobs and teenage lives."} {"src": "Rewrite this with simpler wording: After George departed, Thomas formed Elder, Stirling & Co, a partnership with Edward Stirling, Robert Barr Smith and John Taylor.", "tgt": "He worked with his brother George, and then became a business partners with Edward Stirling, Robert Barr Smith and John Taylor."} {"src": "Simplify: The island was named after Lt. Charles Robert Malden, navigator of the \" Blonde \", who sighted the island and briefly explored it.", "tgt": "He named it after Charles Robert Malden who was the first to land on the island."} {"src": "Simplify this paragraph: The flags were originally a white \" W \" on a blue flag and a blue \" L \" on a white flag.", "tgt": "This flag is blue with a white \" L \" on it."} {"src": "Rewrite this sentence in a simpler manner: Naloxone is available as a generic medication.", "tgt": "Naloxone is available as a generic medication and is not very expensive."} {"src": "Simplify this paragraph: Cassandra was a princess of Troy, the daughter of King Priam and Queen Hecuba and the fraternal twin sister of Helenus.", "tgt": "She was the daughter of King Priam of Troy and Hecuba, and twin sister of Helen."} {"src": "Simplify the sentence: Alabama's capital is Montgomery.", "tgt": "Its capital city is Montgomery."} {"src": "Simplify this text: The team played in the December 2017 World Sled Hockey Challenge in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island.", "tgt": "This was based on his performance at the World Sled Hockey Challenge in December 2017."} {"src": "Make this text less complex: He later changed his name to Kwame Nkrumah in 1945 in the UK, preferring the name \" Kwame \".", "tgt": "At that time he changed his name to \" Kwame \"."} {"src": "Rewrite this sentence in a simpler manner: Perdita's discovery was complicated.", "tgt": "Perdita's discovery was not simple."} {"src": "Simplify: The Founding Fathers wanted republicanism because its principles guaranteed liberty, with opposing, limited powers offsetting one another.", "tgt": "This made them want to form a new government which would be based on republicanism. The Founding Fathers wanted republicanism because its ideas guaranteed liberty, with limited powers checking and balancing each other."} {"src": "Use simpler wording: The GMC Terrain is a crossover SUV by American manufacturer General Motors.", "tgt": "The GMC Terrain is a four-door crossover SUV. It is sold by GMC and is their smallest SUV to date."} {"src": "Simplify the sentence: She played both the 6-string and the 12-string acoustic guitar and the five-string banjo.", "tgt": "Since the age of three she played 6- and 12-string guitar and Banjo."} {"src": "Simplify this paragraph: In 2019, February 28 days.", "tgt": "This year February 28 days in it."} {"src": "Make this easier to understand: It is usually caused by pharyngitis (inflammation of the throat) or tonsillitis (inflammation of the tonsils).", "tgt": "Most of the time, it is caused by viral pharyngitis."} {"src": "Simplify: Below the three NUTS levels are local administrative units (LAUs).", "tgt": "There are three levels of NUTS. Some with two levels of local administrative units (LAUs) below."} {"src": "Simplify this paragraph: Graham initially intended to become a chaplain in the Armed Forces, but he contracted mumps shortly after applying for a commission.", "tgt": "He wished to be a chaplain in the armed forces, but after trying to get in, he came down with mumps, so he had to not enlist."} {"src": "Change to simpler wording: This statement was first conjectured in 1845 by Joseph Bertrand (1822 \u2013 1900).", "tgt": "This statement was first made in 1845 by Joseph Bertrand."} {"src": "Make this easier to understand: Cellobiose is a disaccharide with the formula CHO.", "tgt": "Cellobiose is a kind of sugar. This word is from biochemistry and cellobiose is part of the disaccharide group of sugars."} {"src": "Simplify the sentence: A second series was published in 1870, and a third published in 1872 \u2013 1873.", "tgt": "One book was published in 1870, and other in 1872."} {"src": "Simplify this sentence: \" Alien 3 \" was released on May 22, 1992.", "tgt": "It was released on 22 May 1992."} {"src": "Make the sentence simple: At a conference in 1959, Gordon Gould published the term LASER in the paper \" The LASER, Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation \".", "tgt": "It was not until 1959 that the name laser was coined by Gordon Gould in a research paper."} {"src": "Make the sentence simple: South Orange, officially the Township of South Orange Village, is a suburban township in Essex County, New Jersey, United States.", "tgt": "South Orange, New Jersey is a place in the U.S. state of New Jersey."} {"src": "Simplify the sentence: The series begins eleven years later when the now 24-year-old Kara is learning to embrace her powers and has adopted the superheroic alias \" Supergirl \".", "tgt": "The series begins eleven years old later when the now 24-year-old Kara is learning to use her powers after previously hiding them, while at the same working as a normal person."} {"src": "Make this easier to understand: However, it remained unperformed during his lifetime.", "tgt": "However, it was never performed during his lifetime."} {"src": "Change to simpler wording: In the 2010 World Series, the franchise's first, the Rangers fell to the San Francisco Giants in five games.", "tgt": "This was their first trip to the World Series, but they lost the San Francisco Giants in five games."} {"src": "Make this text less complex: For the 2005 presidential election, the Presidential Elections Committee (PEC) declared Nathan as the only eligible candidate on 13 August, rejecting three other applications based on constitutional criteria.", "tgt": "He applied to the Presidential Elections Committee; by 6 August 2005 three more people had also submitted forms, but on 13 August the Committee said that the other three applicants had been rejected as unsuitable."} {"src": "Make this text less complex: There are also portraits of his wife and his two sisters, and of many other people, among them Bishop Hoadly and Bishop Herring.", "tgt": "There are also portraits of his wife and his two sisters and of many others."} {"src": "Make the sentence simple: This is based on modern technology which has revealed the original colours used to paint the statue.", "tgt": "Modern technology has made it possible for us to know what the original colours were, and this has helped scientists to identify him."} {"src": "Make the sentence simple: The task of a parliament is to create and change laws whereas a will cannot be changed unless the premises are clearly outdated.", "tgt": "Parliaments make and change laws, but a will cannot be changed unless it has clearly become out of date."} {"src": "Make this simpler: A few of his novels were first published posthumously.", "tgt": "Several of his novels were published after his death."} {"src": "Rewrite this sentence in a simpler manner: O 'Riordan was known for her lilting mezzo-soprano voice, her emphasised use of keening, and her strong Limerick accent.", "tgt": "She was known for yodeling and for her strong Limerick accent."} {"src": "Make the sentence simpler: In 2012, Bynes was charged with driving under the influence (DUI) in West Hollywood.", "tgt": "In June 2012 she was charged with driving under alcohol or drugs when she was arrested in April."} {"src": "Make the sentence simple: Defeated, Nick sinks into the ground, condemning Tom to insanity as he goes.", "tgt": "Nick has lost, and sinks into the ground, telling Tom that he is going mad."} {"src": "Use simpler wording: Keating grew up in Bankstown, a working-class suburb in western Sydney.", "tgt": "He grew up in the city of Sydney and the suburb of Bankstown."} {"src": "Simplification: The work of Norman Triplett demonstrated that bicyclists were more likely to cycle faster with a pacemaker or a competitor, which has been foundational in the literature of social psychology and social facilitation.", "tgt": "His beliefs and findings were that cyclists were more likely to cycle faster when in the presence of a pacemaker or a competitor. People were more likely to cycle faster because the presence of another person caused them to put in more effort and use energy that they were not before."} {"src": "Use simpler wording: Blanca briefly threatened land on June 10 as warnings and watches were established by the Mexican \" Servicio Meteorolo \u0301 gico Nacional \".", "tgt": "It moved northwest and briefly threatened land on June 10 as warnings and watches were established."} {"src": "Make the sentence simpler: \" Tylototriton shanjing \" can grow up to 8 in long.", "tgt": "They can grow up to 8 in long."} {"src": "Simplify: There were six generations of the iPod Classic, as well as a spin-off (the iPod Photo) that was later re-integrated into the main iPod line.", "tgt": "To date, there have been six models of the iPod Classic, as well as the iPod Photo."} {"src": "Make the sentence simpler: The team's name, \" Saguene \u0301 ens \", literally means \" People from the Saguenay. \"", "tgt": "The name of the team means \" People from the Saguenay \" which Chicoutimi is a part of."} {"src": "Simplify: The program premiered on public television stations on November 10, 1969.", "tgt": "The show has been on TV since November 10, 1969."} {"src": "Rewrite the sentence to be simpler: The underlying mechanism involves an autoimmune destruction of the insulin-producing beta cells in the pancreas.", "tgt": "Insulin is not being produced in the pancreas due to an autoimmune condition attacking its cells."} {"src": "Simplify this paragraph: The first Special Branch in the world was formed in London in 1883.", "tgt": "It was formed in London in 1883."} {"src": "Rewrite this sentence for simplicity: and \" Underachiever (' And proud of it, man! ') \".", "tgt": "And proud of it \"."} {"src": "Write a simpler version for the sentence: The university soon grew to 800 students and 50 professors.", "tgt": "Soon there were 800 students and 50 professors."} {"src": "Simplify this sentence: While moving to the northwest, the storm began to quickly intensify the next day.", "tgt": "As it moved to the northwest, it began to get stronger the next day."} {"src": "Change to simpler wording: Carlesimo is married and has two sons.", "tgt": "He is married and has two sons."} {"src": "Rewrite this sentence in a simpler manner: , voiced by Seth MacFarlane.", "tgt": "He is voiced by Seth MacFarlane."} {"src": "Change to simpler wording: \" The Lego Movie \" grossed $ 257.8 million in the U.S. and Canada, and $ 210.3 million internationally, for a worldwide total of $ 469.1 million.", "tgt": "It earned more than $ 257 million in North America and $ 210 million in other territories for a worldwide total of over $ 467 million."} {"src": "Rewrite this sentence for simplicity: Triton, the only Neptunian moon massive enough for its surface to have collapsed into a spheroid, is emboldened.", "tgt": "Triton, which is not only massive enough for its surface to have collapsed into a sphere, but is comparable in size to our own moon, is highlighted in purple."} {"src": "Simplify this text: The Doctor, using River's vortex manipulator, teleports her out.", "tgt": "The Doctor, using an device that belonged River, is able to save her and teleport her out."} {"src": "Make the sentence simple: Although the monarch increasingly became a figurehead, only a small minority actually had a voice; Parliament was elected by only a few percent of the population (less than 3% as late as 1780).", "tgt": "Parliament was chosen by only a few percent of the people (in 1780, fewer than 3% of people joined in)."} {"src": "Simplification: The process is called sporulation.", "tgt": "This process is known as sporulation."} {"src": "Simplify this sentence: Greenfield is a senior research fellow at Lincoln College, Oxford University, and was a professor of Synaptic Pharmacology.", "tgt": "She is Professor of Pharmacology at the University of Oxford and fellow of Lincoln College."} {"src": "Write a simpler version for the sentence: Edwards was born in Chicago, Illinois in 1932.", "tgt": "He was born in Chicago."} {"src": "Write a simpler version for the sentence: He then beached her on the mainland for seven weeks to permit rudimentary repairs to her hull.", "tgt": "They stayed for seven weeks so that basic repairs could be made to her hull."} {"src": "Rewrite this sentence in a simpler manner: On December 19, 2011, Stojakovic \u0301 announced his retirement, citing ongoing back and neck problems that hindered his play later in his career.", "tgt": "He said that ongoing back and neck problems had affected his play later in his career."} {"src": "Make this simpler: Most inhabitants are farmers.", "tgt": "Most people there are farmers."} {"src": "Make the sentence simple: \" Miccha \u0304 mi dukkad \u0323 am \u0323 \" is a Prakrit language phrase literally meaning \" may all the evil that has been done be fruitless. \"", "tgt": "This phrase means, \" May all the evil that has been done be fruitless. \""} {"src": "Simplify this text: Several months after the Governor's attack, a deadly flu kills many of the people at the prison.", "tgt": "Many people in the prison get sick with the flu at once. The flu kills many people who come back as walkers."} {"src": "Rewrite this with simpler wording: Among the translations was another children's book, Bambi's Children by Felix Salten.", "tgt": "One of these books, Bambi's Children by Felix Salten, was also a book for children."} {"src": "Simplify this sentence: They decide to ask Mr. Grewgious to break the news to Jasper, and Edwin intends to return the ring to Mr. Grewgious.", "tgt": "They want ask Mr. Grewgious to tell Jasper this."} {"src": "Make the sentence simpler: Gretchen drowns her illegitimate child and is convicted of the murder.", "tgt": "Gretchen has given birth to a baby, but she drowns it. She is found guilty of murder and is sent to prison."} {"src": "Rewrite this sentence in a simpler manner: The month is known as \" Ghost Month \".", "tgt": "This month is regarded as the Ghost Month."} {"src": "Make this easier to understand: Jesper Juul was born in Vordingborg, Denmark.", "tgt": "He was born in Vordingborg, Denmark."} {"src": "Simplify this paragraph: Zucconi was married and had two children.", "tgt": "He was married and had two children."} {"src": "Simplify this text: Typical closed classes are prepositions (or postpositions), determiners, conjunctions, and pronouns.", "tgt": "On the other hand, pronouns, prepositions, and conjunctions are closed classes because new words cannot be added easily."} {"src": "Use simpler wording: Plotina and Trajan's close friend and adviser Lucius Licinius Sura were well disposed towards Hadrian.", "tgt": "Trajan's wife and his friend Licinius Sura were well-disposed towards Hadrian, and he may well have owed his succession to them."} {"src": "Write a simpler version for the sentence: Along the way, the trio protects the worlds they visit from various villains.", "tgt": "They travel to different Disney worlds to protect the people living there from villains."} {"src": "Change to simpler wording: (See United States occupation of Haiti (1915 \u2013 1934))", "tgt": "(See United States occupation of Haiti (1915 \u2013 1934)) He did not surrender to US troops without fighting, He quit his job and went home to Hinche to take care of his family's land."} {"src": "Make this simpler: Arvella Schuller died on February 11, 2014, aged 84.", "tgt": "She died on February 11, 2014."} {"src": "Rewrite the sentence to be simpler: Cigarettes and Valentines is an unreleased studio album by American punk rock band Green Day.", "tgt": "Cigarettes and Valentines was going to be an album by Green Day."} {"src": "Simplify this sentence: He carried out the theft by entering the building during regular hours, hiding in a broom closet, and walking out with the painting hidden under his coat after the museum had closed.", "tgt": "He had hidden it in his coat and walked out with it after the museum had closed."} {"src": "Make this text less complex: The club currently plays in the 2.", "tgt": "They currently play in the 2."} {"src": "Make this simpler: In 1987, Fielding became a presenter on the BBC children's show, \" Blue Peter \".", "tgt": "Fielding presented the children's television show, \" Blue Peter \" from 1987 to 1992, and was the youngest ever person to do so; she was only 18 years old when she started."} {"src": "Make the sentence simple: It was hosted by Tunisia, who replaced original hosts Zaire.", "tgt": "It was hosted by Tunisia and had 12 teams who qualified."} {"src": "Use simpler wording: The virus, part of the genus \" Orthopoxvirus \", is closely related to the \" vaccinia \" virus.", "tgt": "It is caused by a virus (Cowpox virus) that is related to the \" Vaccinia virus \"."} {"src": "Simplify: The decision to require the Lord Lieutenant to live full-time in Ireland necessitated a change in living arrangements.", "tgt": "When the Lord Lieutenant had to live in Ireland full time, this had to change."} {"src": "Simplify the sentence: Often, a fast measurement and weighing of the fish is worthwhile.", "tgt": "Weighing and measuring of the fish, if done, are often done in the water."} {"src": "Write a simpler version for the sentence: Heteropogon contortus is a tropical, perennial tussock grass with a native distribution encompassing Southern Africa, southern Asia, Northern Australia, Oceania, and southwestern North America.", "tgt": "Heterpogon contortus is a kind of perennial grass. It is native to southern Africa, southern Asia and parts of Australia and Oceania."} {"src": "Rewrite this with simpler wording: MacFarlane is married to animator Spencer Laudiero.", "tgt": "She has been married to Spencer Laudiero since 2008."} {"src": "Make this simpler: Dalila weeps and scorns Samson and runs into her dwelling.", "tgt": "She weeps and runs into her house."} {"src": "Rewrite this sentence in a simpler manner: After the release of \" Infinite \", his personal problems and substance abuse culminated in a suicide attempt.", "tgt": "After the release of Infinite, Eminem's personal problems and abuse of drugs and alcohol were too much and he attempted suicide."} {"src": "Rewrite the sentence to be simpler: Alberich asks what it is.", "tgt": "Alberich asks them what they want so that he can be free."} {"src": "Change to simpler wording: He returned to his law and politics studies in Halle, Leipzig and Berlin, where he graduated in 1919.", "tgt": "After this, he went back to school in Berlin to study Law and politics."} {"src": "Rewrite this sentence for simplicity: Yury Mikhaylovich Luzhkov (Russian", "tgt": "Yury Mikhailovitsch Luzhkov born September 21, 1936 in Moscow. He has been the mayor of Moscow from 1992, when another person quit the job since he could not handle the problems that came with it, until 2010."} {"src": "Simplify this text: It is possible to circumnavigate the lake by train and road, though the railway route circumvents the lake even on the north side of the Rigi via Arth-Goldau.", "tgt": "It is possible to travel all the way round the side of the lake by road."} {"src": "Rewrite this with simpler wording: They are ovoviviparous, producing litters of up to 13 pups.", "tgt": "They are ovoviviparous, and can have up to 13 pups at a time."} {"src": "Rewrite this sentence for simplicity: It is also known as \" FC Saturn Moscow Region \" (\" FC Saturn Moskovskaya Oblast \").", "tgt": "It was also known as FC Saturn Moscow Region."} {"src": "Make this text less complex: He is widely regarded as one of the greatest symphonic and operatic conductors of the 20th century.", "tgt": "He is thought of as one of the greatest conductors in history."} {"src": "Simplify this sentence: The November 2001 magazine was the final issue.", "tgt": "The last issue was in November 2001."} {"src": "Make this easier to understand: It is registered in Spain and Delaware, and formerly operated from the Bahamas.", "tgt": "It is registered in Spain and Delaware."} {"src": "Make this easier to understand: After four years, Jack visits Ennis.", "tgt": "After four years, Jack goes back to meet Ennis."} {"src": "Simplify this text: \" Ab urbe condita \" literally means \" from the founding of the City \", while \" anno urbis condit\u00e6 \" means \" in the year since the City's founding \".", "tgt": "It literally means \" from when the city was founded \"."} {"src": "Simplification: In 1500, their population was estimated at 1 million people, nearly equal to the population of Portugal at the time.", "tgt": "In 1500, their population was estimated to be 1 million people."} {"src": "Make this easier to understand: The park opened under the name Jazzland in 2000.", "tgt": "The park opened on May 20, 2000 and was first known as Jazzland."} {"src": "Simplify this text: Bailey or Melewski offers them the chance to get out of the cab if they do not wish to play, and contestants who choose to play the game must stay in the cab until they reach their destination or get three strikes.", "tgt": "If they do not want to play, they can get out of the taxi. If they do want to play, they have to stay in the taxi until they reach where they want to go or get three strikes."} {"src": "Write a simpler version for the sentence: While the band intended to split up after the gig, they were asked to play again.", "tgt": "The band had no name and was going to break up after the concert, but they were asked to play again."} {"src": "Rewrite this sentence for simplicity: Goodall observed dominant females deliberately killing the young of other females in the troop to maintain their dominance, sometimes going as far as cannibalism.", "tgt": "Goodall observed dominant females deliberately killing the young of other females in the troop in order to maintain their dominance, sometimes going as far as cannibalism.Chimps can do all sorts of things we thought that only we could do like build and make tools and all sorts of other stuff."} {"src": "Simplify: After interrupting his studies for obligatory military service, he earned his degree in August 1923.", "tgt": "He had to interrupt his education because he was required to serve in the military. However, he was able to go back to school afterward, and earned his degree early in August 1923."} {"src": "Simplification: Chapman was born in Cleveland, Ohio.", "tgt": "She was born in Cleveland in Ohio."} {"src": "Make this simpler: The spacecraft is now on display in Virginia at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, an annex of the Smithsonian Institution's National Air and Space Museum.", "tgt": "It is now on display at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington D.C."} {"src": "Make this easier to understand: In 1923 Miller entered the University of Colorado in Boulder, where he joined Sigma Nu fraternity.", "tgt": "In 1923, Miller entered the University of Colorado at Boulder, but he spent most of his time away from school."} {"src": "Rewrite this with simpler wording: These creatures did neither... \".", "tgt": "These creatures did neither... Gold was found in the area in 1851."} {"src": "Write a simpler version for the sentence: She died on 24 October 1537 at Hampton Court Palace.", "tgt": "Soon, Jane became very ill with fever, and she died on October 24, 1537."} {"src": "Simplify this text: Campbell resigned as leader of the Liberal Democrats on 15 October 2007.", "tgt": "He was elected leader of the Liberal Democrats in March 2006 but had to resign in October 2007 and was replaced by Nick Clegg."} {"src": "Simplification: He played three seasons for Timra \u030a, increasing his goal and point production in each season.", "tgt": "He played 3 seasons with them and increased both his goal and point production in each season that he was there."} {"src": "Simplify the sentence: It is the capital of both the county and district of Dibe \u0308 r.", "tgt": "It is the capital of both."} {"src": "Write a simpler version for the sentence: Akiyama was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.", "tgt": "He was born in Toronto."} {"src": "Rewrite this sentence for simplicity: Of her short stories, nine have been published including one translated into Persian.", "tgt": "Of her short stories, eight have been published and one was written in Farsi."} {"src": "Simplify this text: Over 225,000 residents lost electricity and 12,000 lost telephone service.", "tgt": "In all, more than 225,000 customers lost electricity and many lost telephone service."} {"src": "Rewrite this sentence for simplicity: This was 25 March in England, Wales and the colonies until 1752.", "tgt": "For example, it was not until 1752 that Great Britain and its colonies changed over to the new calendar, also changing the start of the year from 25 March to 1 January at the same time."} {"src": "Write a simpler version for the sentence: The 467 mi corridor runs from Vancouver, British Columbia, through Seattle, Washington and Portland, Oregon to Eugene, Oregon.", "tgt": "It goes up and down the Pacific Northwest, from Vancouver to Seattle to Portland to Eugene, Oregon."} {"src": "Rewrite the sentence to be simpler: His tale wasn't believed and he was immediately put to death.", "tgt": "He was immediately put to death."} {"src": "Simplify this text: It is found in far eastern Colombia, southern Venezuela and northern Brazil.", "tgt": "It is found in Brazil, Colombia, and Venezuela."} {"src": "Simplify this text: Linen fabric has been used for table coverings, bed coverings and clothing for centuries.", "tgt": "It is mainly used to make cloth, especially for light clothing and table coverings."} {"src": "Rewrite the sentence to be simpler: While rehabilitating, Barnyashev travelled to Thailand, where he studied the martial art Muay Thai.", "tgt": "While he was rehabilitating his injury, he traveled to Thailand and studied Muay Thai."} {"src": "Simplify the sentence: Though they are commonly called \" grasses \", seagrasses, rushes, and sedges fall outside this family.", "tgt": "Rushes, and sedges fall outside this family, but they are related."} {"src": "Simplify this sentence: Prescott received three honorary degrees in this period \u2014 an honorary doctorate in laws from Columbia University in autumn 1840, the College of William and Mary in July 1841 and South Carolina College in December 1841.", "tgt": "In recognition of this work, he was awarded three honorary doctorates, by Columbia University, College of William and Mary and South Carolina College."} {"src": "Simplify this text: Coarser harrowing may also be used to remove weeds and to cover seed after sowing.", "tgt": "It may also be used to remove weeds and to cover up seed after sowing."} {"src": "Make the sentence simple: Because the tropical cyclone naming lists were changed in 1979, there was no replacement name selected.", "tgt": "There was no name to be used instead of Agnes, because the list changed in 1979."} {"src": "Make this easier to understand: Aida, Amonasro, and the captured Ethiopians plead with the Egyptian King for mercy, but Ramfis and the Egyptian priests call for their death (Aida, Amneris, Radame \u0300 s, The King, Amonasro, chorus", "tgt": "Aida, Amonasro and the captured Ethiopians all plead with the Egyptian King to save them, but the Egyptians want them to be put to death."} {"src": "Rewrite this sentence for simplicity: Yet, overall, Viollet-le-Duc's achievement at Carcassonne is agreed to be a work of genius, though not of the strictest authenticity.", "tgt": "But today Viollet-le-Duc's work at Carcassonne is thought to be a work of genius, even if it is not exactly the same as it was."} {"src": "Rewrite this with simpler wording: Apart from his platformer and spin-off game appearances, Mario has made guest appearances in non- \" Mario \" games, such as \" Mike Tyson's Punch-Out! ! \",", "tgt": "Mario has been seen in many games, and is seen in games that are not Mario games as well, like \" Mike Tyson's Punch-Out! ! \""} {"src": "Simplify this text: Tribune Media Company (formerly Tribune Company) is an American conglomerate headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, United States.", "tgt": "The Tribune Media Company, also known as Tribune Media and used to be known as Tribune Company, is a media company that is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, United States. It also has media service companies, such as Tribune Media Services."} {"src": "Make this easier to understand: The cantonal executive (\" Regierungsrat \") is composed of seven members.", "tgt": "The government is composed of seven members."} {"src": "Write a simpler version for the sentence: It is a 9.8 ha geological Site of Special Scientific Interest and a Geological Conservation Review site.", "tgt": "It is a Site of Special Scientific Interest."} {"src": "Use simpler wording: He also played with the Winnipeg Jets, Chicago Blackhawks, Pittsburgh Penguins and Detroit Red Wings.", "tgt": "He played for the New Jersey Devils for 3 seasons, Winnipeg Jets for 1 season, Chicago Blackhawks for 2 seasons, Pittsburgh Penguins for 1 season and the Detroit Red Wings for 1 season."} {"src": "Simplify the sentence: On September 30, 2007, during the week four game against the Pittsburgh Steelers, Warner relieved Leinart again, following another ineffective start.", "tgt": "On September 30, 2007, during the Week 4 game against the Pittsburgh Steelers, he went in for Leinart because he was not playing well again."} {"src": "Change to simpler wording: Obermayer had a wife, Judith, and three children.", "tgt": "He was married to Judith Obermayer and had three children."} {"src": "Simplification: In 1033, there was another earthquake, severely damaging the mosque.", "tgt": "In 1033 AD there was another earthquake, and the mosque had to be built again."} {"src": "Make the sentence simple: Viennese \" Gauleiter \" Odilo Globocnik confiscated property, closed Catholic organizations and sent many priests to Dachau.", "tgt": "In Austria, Catholic property was taken, Catholic organizations were closed, and many priests were sent to Dachau."} {"src": "Simplify this sentence: Since the arrival of the 747-400, several stretching schemes for the 747 have been proposed.", "tgt": "Since the 747-400 was made, many more types of 747 have been suggested."} {"src": "Write a simpler version for the sentence: They were the first to use the term \" radioactivity \", and were pioneers in its study.", "tgt": "As they were the first to study radioactivity, they did not know how dangerous it was."} {"src": "Make this text less complex: Vespines, like \" V. crabro \", are known for making intricate paper-like nests out of surrounding plant materials and other fibers.", "tgt": "They are known for making nests out of plant material and other fibers to create paper nests."} {"src": "Rewrite this sentence in a simpler manner: In the United States, the fragrance is available exclusively at Nordstrom stores.", "tgt": "In the United States, it can only be bought at Nordstrom."} {"src": "Use simpler wording: At the start of the war, infantry companies designated three-man BAR teams, a gunner, an assistant gunner, and an ammunition bearer who carried additional magazines for the gun.", "tgt": "At the start of the war, most BAR teams were two or three people. These were a gunner and one or two assistants who carried extra magazines for the gun."} {"src": "Make the sentence simpler: The inauguration marked the commencement of the first term (a partial term of) of Harry S. Truman as President.", "tgt": "This was the beginning of Truman's first term as President."} {"src": "Simplify this text: These well-equipped German forces prepared for the defence of the city's key positions for many months.", "tgt": "They had prepared for the defence of the city for many months."} {"src": "Rewrite this with simpler wording: Wolf was born in Prague, Czechoslovakia.", "tgt": "He was born in Prague."} {"src": "Write a simpler version for the sentence: After a six-year hiatus in the franchise, Fraser returned for the second sequel to \" The Mummy \" released in August 2008 and titled \" \".", "tgt": "After not acting in one of the movies for six years, Fraser has now acted again in a new \" The Mummy \" movie called \" \"."} {"src": "Simplify this text: Antibiotics prevent acute rheumatic fever if given within 9 days of the onset of symptoms.", "tgt": "Antibiotics work well if given within 9 days of the start of symptoms."} {"src": "Simplify the sentence: Spotted hyena society is matriarchal; females are larger than males, and dominate them.", "tgt": "Females are larger than males and they can control them."} {"src": "Rewrite this with simpler wording: The population was 1,931 at the 2010 census.", "tgt": "As of the 2010 census, 1,931 people lived there."} {"src": "Rewrite this sentence in a simpler manner: In many coral reefs, cleaner shrimp congregate at cleaning stations.", "tgt": "In many coral reefs, there are cleaning stations, with many cleaning shrimps."} {"src": "Simplify this paragraph: The \" New Oxford American Dictionary \" defines it as \" the loss of potential gain from other alternatives when one alternative is chosen. \"", "tgt": "It is \" the loss of potential gain from other alternatives when one alternative is chosen \"."} {"src": "Make this simpler: Along with the Community Health Services Act of 1963, the Hill-Burton Acts helped with the creation of outpatient psychiatric clinics, inpatient general hospitals, and rehabilitation and community consultation centers.", "tgt": "Later, the Community Health Services Act of 1963 was passed. Rehabilitation and community care centers were also built under this act."} {"src": "Simplify this sentence: \" Girlfriend \" is a song by Canadian singer-songwriter Avril Lavigne.", "tgt": "\" Girlfriend \" is a song by Avril Lavigne. I want to be your girlfriend! \""} {"src": "Simplify this text: Todd married the former Bertha Freshman on February 14, 1927, and was the father of an infant son with no home for his family.", "tgt": "He was now the father of an infant son and had no home for his family."} {"src": "Make this easier to understand: The world line (or worldline) of an object is the path that object traces in 4-dimensional spacetime.", "tgt": "A world line is the unique path that an object has as it travels through both space and time, usually called spacetime."} {"src": "Rewrite this with simpler wording: Kibble had three children.", "tgt": "They had three children."} {"src": "Rewrite this with simpler wording: The vast majority of the city, 11.13 sqmi, lies within Johnson County.", "tgt": "Most of the city, 11.13 sqmi, is in Johnson County."} {"src": "Make this easier to understand: Article One describes the Congress, the legislative branch of the federal government.", "tgt": "Article One says that the United States Congress (the legislative branch) will make the laws for the United States. Article One also says how the Congress will do its business and what kinds of laws it can make."} {"src": "Simplify this text: Kaieda was born and grew up in Suginami, Tokyo.", "tgt": "He was born in 1949 in Tokyo and went to Keio University."} {"src": "Make the sentence simple: The revised versions are standardized based on the performance of test-takers in standardization samples.", "tgt": "The revised versions are standardized on new samples and scored with respect to those samples only."} {"src": "Simplification: Adato was born Lillian Perry Miller in Yonkers, New York.", "tgt": "She was born in Yonkers, New York."} {"src": "Make this text less complex: At his death, Willenberg was the last survivor of the August 1943 Treblinka prisoners ' revolt.", "tgt": "Before his death, he was the last living survivor of Treblinka."} {"src": "Change to simpler wording: The Tarapaca \u0301 Region (,]) is one of Chile's 16 first-order administrative divisions.", "tgt": "The I Tarapaca \u0301 Region is one of Chile's 15 first order administrative divisions."} {"src": "Write a simpler version for the sentence: Lyle was born in Shepparton, Victoria, Australia.", "tgt": "He was born in Shepparton, Victoria."} {"src": "Simplify the sentence: After narrowly avoiding a shredder, Woody and Buzz help Lotso reach an emergency stop button, only for Lotso to abandon them.", "tgt": "They help Lotso to reach an emergency stop button, but instead he escapes and leaves them to be burned."} {"src": "Simplify this text: There they were publicly beheaded.", "tgt": "There they were executed."} {"src": "Make this text less complex: The area is largely unaffected by humans.", "tgt": "The area has not been changed by humans."} {"src": "Make this easier to understand: Earth is the third planet from the Sun and the only astronomical object known to harbor life.", "tgt": "It is the third planet from the Sun. It is the only planet known to have life on it."} {"src": "Make this simpler: \" Loxodonta \" is one of two existing genera of the family Elephantidae.", "tgt": "This is one of the two living genera in Elephantidae."} {"src": "Rewrite the sentence to be simpler: The use of this term is therefore similar to that of the \" specimen type \" in biology (see biological types) or \" locus typicus \" (type locality) in geology.", "tgt": "The use of this term is similar to that of the type specimen in biology"} {"src": "Make this text less complex: Opera has several \" breeches roles \" traditionally sung by women, usually mezzo-sopranos.", "tgt": "Opera has some \" pants roles \" which women traditionally sing. These women are usually mezzo-sopranos, which means they sing with a voice that is high but not very high."} {"src": "Make the sentence simpler: His students were assigned historical or scientific research projects as part of their studies.", "tgt": "His students were given projects as part of their studies."} {"src": "Make this simpler: The Torres Strait is a strait which lies between Australia and the Melanesian island of New Guinea.", "tgt": "Torres Strait is the narrow sea between Australia's Cape York and New Guinea. Torres Strait would not have been covered by water which means people and animals could walk between New Guinea and Australia."} {"src": "Make this easier to understand: It premiered on Showtime in the United States on January 9, 2011 and on BBC Two in the United Kingdom on January 10, 2011.", "tgt": "It began on January 9, 2011 and is set in Los Angeles, California."} {"src": "Simplification: The Bill of Rights also confirmed the succession to the throne.", "tgt": "This was the Bill of Rights."} {"src": "Simplify this text: Although the Pawanias and Bajwas are known for their rivalry, they work together to try and bring peace to the village.", "tgt": "They both work together to try and bring peace to the village."} {"src": "Use simpler wording: Some pig iron is used to make cast iron.", "tgt": "This process is used to make iron."} {"src": "Simplify the sentence: Assumption College (sometimes called \" Assumption Bang Rak \", \" Assumption Krung Thep \", \" \u0e2d \u0e2a \u0e0a \") is a private Catholic boys school in Bangkok, Thailand.", "tgt": "Assumption College, is a private Catholic school for boys in Thailand. Assumption College is in Bang Rak, Bangkok."} {"src": "Rewrite the sentence to be simpler: Duggan's family said the allegations against Duggan were \" disinformation \", and that he was \" not a gang member and he had no criminal record \".", "tgt": "His family and friends said that he was not. Duggan's family said that \" He was not a gang member and he had no criminal record. \""} {"src": "Make this text less complex: Vivaldi's music was innovative.", "tgt": "Vivaldi's music was becoming well known. Even though his music was popular, Vivaldi did not make a lot of money from his music."} {"src": "Write a simpler version for the sentence: In 1987, at the peak of its power, the NVA numbered 175,300 troops.", "tgt": "The NVA was at its largest in 1987. It had about 175,000 soldiers at this time."} {"src": "Make this easier to understand: He appeared in the 2015 film \" \" in the role of Corpus Colossus.", "tgt": "He was best known for his role in \" \" in the role of Corpus Colossus."} {"src": "Make the sentence simpler: The 1981 constitution restricted the president to a single seven-year term.", "tgt": "However, it limited the president to one seven-year term."} {"src": "Rewrite the sentence to be simpler: He hands her to Captain Rackstraw.", "tgt": "He hands her to Ralph."} {"src": "Simplification: Coincidentally, a member from each of the original four tribes was represented in the final four.", "tgt": "One person from each of the four starting tribes were in the final four."} {"src": "Simplify this paragraph: After more than two months of heavy fighting and the total destruction of Warsaw, Bach-Zelewski managed to take control of the city, committing atrocities in the process, notably the Wola massacre.", "tgt": "After more than two months of heavy fighting and the total destruction of Warsaw he then was able to control the city."} {"src": "Rewrite this sentence for simplicity: It includes the districts of Chamoli, Dehradun, Haridwar, Pauri Garhwal, Rudraprayag, Tehri Garhwal, and Uttarkashi.", "tgt": "This land has the districts Tehri, Chamoli, Uttrakashi, Pauri, some parts of Dehradun, and other areas."} {"src": "Make this easier to understand: There are currently eleven books in the series.", "tgt": "There are 13 books in this series."} {"src": "Simplify this paragraph: Most mammals and reptiles have a main olfactory system and an accessory olfactory system.", "tgt": "Most mammals and reptiles have two parts to their olfactory system."} {"src": "Simplification: The United Nations estimated that 1.5 million people were \" severely affected \" by Nargis.", "tgt": "The United Nations estimated in its report that 1.5 million people were severely affected by this cyclone."} {"src": "Rewrite this sentence in a simpler manner: Augsburg (, ,];) is a city in Swabia, Bavaria, Germany.", "tgt": "Augsburg is a city in the South of Germany, in the state of Bavaria."} {"src": "Rewrite this sentence for simplicity: Bears do not have many predators.", "tgt": "Bears do not have good hearing."} {"src": "Simplification: A relatively rare element, gold is a precious metal that has been used for coinage, jewelry, and other arts throughout recorded history.", "tgt": "As a precious metal, it has been used for many thousands of years by people all over the world, for jewelry, and as money. Gold is important because it is rare, but also easier to use than other rare metals."} {"src": "Simplify this text: It was originally located closer to the city, but redistributions moved it further south-east.", "tgt": "At first it was closer to the city, but boundaries have since been changed."} {"src": "Make this simpler: Between 1943 and 1947, the exodus was bolstered by a wave of violence taking place in Istria, known as the \" Foibe massacres \".", "tgt": "This was known as the foibe massacres; actually it was a reenaction of what had been already began in 1943 but in larger scale. The exodus took place between 1943 and 1960; Italians allege that most of their numbers left in"} {"src": "Simplify the sentence: Fogerty was discharged from the Army in July 1967.", "tgt": "In July 1967, he was discharged."} {"src": "Make the sentence simple: Following a 10-year hiatus in her musical career, Jackson returned with the 1998 album \" Yours Faithfully \".", "tgt": "She then released two more albums in the 1980s and then went on hiatus, returning in 1998 with \" Yours Faithfully \". She has not had an album released since 1998."} {"src": "Rewrite this sentence in a simpler manner: Dede lives in Oldenburg.", "tgt": "He lives in Oldenburg."} {"src": "Change to simpler wording: \" Gamepro \" then became part of the PC World website as a small section of the site covering the latest video games, run by the PC World staff.", "tgt": "Gamepro would only then now become part of the PC World website, covering on the latest and most recently developed video games in the entertainment video gaming industry, and to which is now currently being run by the new PC World staff."} {"src": "Write a simpler version for the sentence: The USL W-League was a North American women's soccer developmental organization.", "tgt": "The USL W-League is a national women's soccer league. The W-League is seen as North America \u2019 s main way for women to develop in soccer."} {"src": "Write a simpler version for the sentence: On January 4, 2006, Punk lost the OVW Television Championship during a three-way dance among himself, Albright and Doane.", "tgt": "On January 4, 2006, Punk was involved in a Three-Way Dance match with both Doane and Albright."} {"src": "Use simpler wording: Similarly, he never faced extradition to Poland or to the USSR.", "tgt": "He also did not have to go back to Poland or to the USSR to be tried."} {"src": "Simplify this text: He is surrounded by the \" Amazon Women Warriors \" and led through the village full of women.", "tgt": "He is surrounded by women on each side of him and led into a village full of women."} {"src": "Rewrite this sentence for simplicity: RbO is a yellow colored solid.", "tgt": "It is a yellow solid."} {"src": "Simplify the sentence: For iPod Touch units bought before October 12, 2011 users must own a Mac or PC computer to be able to use the iPod.", "tgt": "Before October 12, 2011, when the iPod Touch is taken out of the box for the first time, it needs to be connected to a computer for it to start."} {"src": "Make this text less complex: Distributed by Warner Bros.", "tgt": "It will be distributed by Warner Bros."} {"src": "Simplify: Born \" Konstantinos Cordalis \" in Elateia, Phthiotis, Greece, Cordalis moved to Germany in 1960.", "tgt": "He was born in Elateia, Phthiotis, Greece and moved to Germany in his teenage years."} {"src": "Simplify: Le Rosey is the world's most expensive boarding school.", "tgt": "It has been called the world's most expensive school."} {"src": "Simplify this paragraph: A domestic worker, domestic helper, domestic servant, manservant or menial, is a person who works within the employer's household.", "tgt": "A domestic worker or, especially earlier, a domestic servant is someone who works for somebody to help them run their home."} {"src": "Make this text less complex: It was protected by a line of outposts (\" voorpostenlinie \"), manned by two companies of infantry.", "tgt": "This Main Defense Line sector was protected by a line of outposts and two groups of infantry."} {"src": "Simplify the sentence: He was also nominated for Best New Artist at the 2014 Grammy Awards.", "tgt": "He was nominated for Best New Artist."} {"src": "Simplify this text: Concentrated hydrochloric acid (fuming hydrochloric acid) forms acidic mists.", "tgt": "In high concentrations, hydrochloric acid can make acidic mists."} {"src": "Make this simpler: The Council condemned the teachings of Arius, who believed Jesus to be inferior to the Father.", "tgt": "Other people, such as Arius, said that Jesus was inferior to the Father."} {"src": "Use simpler wording: Gentoo Linux was named after the fast-swimming gentoo penguin.", "tgt": "The project and its products are named after the Gentoo penguin."} {"src": "Write a simpler version for the sentence: The United States, France, the Gulf Cooperation Council, Canada, the Netherlands, and Israel have classified Hezbollah as a terrorist organization.", "tgt": "Among those who consider it to be a terrorist group are the United States, Bahrain, Canada, Japan, the Netherlands and Israel."} {"src": "Change to simpler wording: She has two brothers, a sister (deceased), and three half-sisters by her father's first wife, Marta Lo \u0301 pez Gil.", "tgt": "She has two brothers, a sister and three half-sisters by her father's first wife."} {"src": "Make this text less complex: The parents were native Gujarati speakers, and the children also came to speak Kutchi and English.", "tgt": "At home, his family talked in Gujarati language, and the children also came to speak and English."} {"src": "Rewrite this with simpler wording: \" C. warreni \" is found in the Dominican Republic and Haiti.", "tgt": "It can be found in the Dominican Republic and Haiti."} {"src": "Make the sentence simpler: If sweating is interrupted, the resulting cocoa may be ruined; if underdone, the cocoa seed maintains a flavor similar to raw potatoes and becomes susceptible to mildew.", "tgt": "If it is overdone they may be ruined; if underdone they have a flavor like raw potatoes and are susceptible to mildew."} {"src": "Simplification: E \u0301 vora is divorced from his first wife.", "tgt": "He is divorced from his first wife."} {"src": "Simplify this text: Historically, stars have been important to civilizations throughout the world.", "tgt": "Stars have been important to people all over the world for all of history."} {"src": "Rewrite this sentence in a simpler manner: Marble is commonly used for sculpture and as a building material.", "tgt": "It is often used for sculpture, as a building material, and for many other purposes."} {"src": "Rewrite this with simpler wording: Defects in this gene result in hemophilia A, a recessive X-linked coagulation disorder.", "tgt": "If there is something wrong with this gene, you get hemophilia A, which is a recessive disorder."} {"src": "Make the sentence simple: Roger Ebert gave the movie three-and-a-half stars.", "tgt": "Roger Ebert gave this movie three and a half stars."} {"src": "Make the sentence simple: Balestrini was born in Milan.", "tgt": "He was born in Milan."} {"src": "Make this easier to understand: The album peaked atop the Gaon Album Chart and has sold over 200,000 physical copies in South Korea.", "tgt": "The album won first place in Gaon Album Chart and sold more than 109,000 physical copies in its first month of release."} {"src": "Rewrite this with simpler wording: The franchise won the World Series in 1924 as the Senators, and in 1987 and 1991 as the Twins.", "tgt": "As the Twins, they have had much better success, with two World Series championships, in 1987 and 1991, and many other post-season games."} {"src": "Rewrite this sentence for simplicity: Isberg and A \u030a kerfeldt recruited drummer Anders Nordin, bassist Nick Do \u0308 ring, and guitarist Andreas Dimeo.", "tgt": "Anders Nordin joined Opeth to play drums, Nick Do \u0308 ring to play bass guitar and Andreas Dimeo to play electric guitar."} {"src": "Make the sentence simple: The album was released on June 13, 2006.", "tgt": "It was released on June 13, 2006."} {"src": "Change to simpler wording: Pallenberg appeared in over a dozen films over a 40-year span.", "tgt": "Pallenberg appeared in more than a dozen movies over 40 years."} {"src": "Rewrite the sentence to be simpler: During the American Revolution, Bache served on the Board of War.", "tgt": "He also served on the Board of War."} {"src": "Make this text less complex: The dog was unharmed, though the act earned Berners a beating.", "tgt": "The dog was not hurt, but Berners was given a beating."} {"src": "Make the sentence simple: Fishburn was built at Whitby in 1780.", "tgt": "It had been built in Whitby in 1780."} {"src": "Simplification: Yehud Medinata continued to exist for two centuries, until being incorporated into the Hellenistic empires following the conquests of Alexander the Great.", "tgt": "Yehud Medinata continued to exist for two centuries, until Alexander the Great conquered it and made it part of his empire."} {"src": "Simplify this paragraph: In claws, this results in an abscission layer, and the old segment breaks off.", "tgt": "In claws, this results in an old layer, and it breaks off."} {"src": "Rewrite this sentence for simplicity: It is named after the English physicist James Prescott Joule (1818 \u2013 1889).", "tgt": "It is named after James Prescott Joule."} {"src": "Make the sentence simpler: The manga was adapted into an anime television series by Bones.", "tgt": "The manga was adapted into an anime series; the first season was from April 3 to June 26, 2016."} {"src": "Simplify this paragraph: After mating, the female cleans her vulva thoroughly.", "tgt": "After mating, the female will wash her vulva thoroughly. Then she will clean it thoroughly, with her tongue, if necessary."} {"src": "Rewrite the sentence to be simpler: Halliwell reportedly amassed a $ 40 million fortune during her last two years in the group.", "tgt": "She made $ 30 million during her last two years in the group."} {"src": "Rewrite this sentence for simplicity: He was interested in literature and soon began devoting himself to a writing career.", "tgt": "He was interested in writing and soon began to work on a writing career."} {"src": "Rewrite the sentence to be simpler: The division was named after the Riverina region in which it is located, though its modern borders do not correspond exactly with the Riverina region.", "tgt": "It was named after the Riverina region in which it is located."} {"src": "Use simpler wording: Cannon opted to make \" Cobra \" instead.", "tgt": "So, Cannon decided to make Cobra instead."} {"src": "Make this easier to understand: Game can be played against beginners, novices, champions, or personality players.", "tgt": "The game can be played alone or against another person."} {"src": "Write a simpler version for the sentence: YouTube was unblocked on March 10, 2007.", "tgt": "YouTube was unblocked on March 10. For several years it was unblocked but since the past five years it has been blocked."} {"src": "Simplify this sentence: Vera Ellen Wang was born and raised in New York City, and is of Chinese descent.", "tgt": "She was born and raised in New York City."} {"src": "Rewrite the sentence to be simpler: She is running for the Democratic nomination for President of the United States in the 2020 election.", "tgt": "Many believe that she will run for President of the United States in 2020."} {"src": "Rewrite the sentence to be simpler: In 1821 the French geologist Pierre Berthier discovered bauxite near the village of Les Baux in Provence, southern France.", "tgt": "It was named after the village Les Baux-de-Provence in southern France, where it was first discovered in 1821 by geologist Pierre Berthier."} {"src": "Simplify this paragraph: Belogortseva was born in Moscow, Soviet Union.", "tgt": "She was born in Moscow."} {"src": "Make this text less complex: The first line the NRS wanted to build ran from Amsterdam to Utrecht, Arnhem, and then on into Germany.", "tgt": "This railway would go from Amsterdam to Utrecht to Arnhem and then on to Germany."} {"src": "Make this simpler: It may differ from the thesis \u2014 the text's or author's implied worldview.", "tgt": "It may be different from the book's or author's view of the world."} {"src": "Simplify this text: When given for short periods, linezolid is a relatively safe antibiotic.", "tgt": "It is relatively safe to take linezolid for short periods."} {"src": "Simplify the sentence: It is part of the Charlotte metropolitan area, officially designated the Charlotte Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA).", "tgt": "It is part of the Charlotte metropolitan area."} {"src": "Simplify the sentence: If numbers differ by one order of magnitude, \" x \" is \" about \" ten times different in quantity than \" y \".", "tgt": "If two numbers differ by one order of magnitude, one is about ten times larger than the other."} {"src": "Rewrite the sentence to be simpler: His nationalist activism in Indian independence movement led to his frequent imprisonment by the colonial British authorities.", "tgt": "His work in the Indian independence movement often led to going to jail by British authorities."} {"src": "Make the sentence simple: This marked Hardy's third reign as Intercontinental Champion.", "tgt": "This was Hardy's third time as Intercontinental Champion."} {"src": "Rewrite this with simpler wording: He went on to become Chief Accountant in the Majlis Showraye Melli parliament, the predecessor of the Islamic Consultative Assembly (Iran).", "tgt": "He went on to become Chief Accountant in the Iranian Parliament."} {"src": "Rewrite the sentence to be simpler: The song was produced by Rico Love and Pierre Medor.", "tgt": "It was produced by Rico Love and Mr. Morris."} {"src": "Make the sentence simpler: It forms colourless crystals, which melt at 4.5 \u00b0 C", "tgt": "Its melting point is at 4.5 C, and its boiling point is at 4.77 C. This means that it has a very narrow liquid range."} {"src": "Simplification: As a result, the Viluppuram district's history closely resembles that of Cuddalore's.", "tgt": "Because of this, the history of Viluppuram district closely resembles that of Cuddalore."} {"src": "Rewrite the sentence to be simpler: In 1082, Odo was suddenly disgraced and imprisoned for having planned a military expedition to Italy.", "tgt": "In 1082, he was suddenly d and put in prison. This time it was for having planned a military expedition to Italy."} {"src": "Rewrite this with simpler wording: Wowereit was born in West Berlin.", "tgt": "He was born in Berlin."} {"src": "Make this easier to understand: In 1995, Tod Gordon sold Extreme Championship Wrestling, Inc. , to his head booker, Paul Heyman, trading as HHG Corporation.", "tgt": "It was then renamed Extreme Championship Wrestling and Paul Heyman was brought in as the new owner after Tod Gordon sold ECW to him in 1995."} {"src": "Simplify: When \" The Vancouver Sun \" bought the building in 1937, it was renamed.", "tgt": "The building was bought by The Vancouver Sun in 1937 and was it was renamed."} {"src": "Make this easier to understand: Psamathe is about 38 kilometers in diameter.", "tgt": "It is about 24 kilometers in diameter."} {"src": "Simplification: However, in captivity, they are usually given live feed in a confined space.", "tgt": "However, in captivity, they are given live food."} {"src": "Make this simpler: Ma \u030a rtenson was born in Helsinki.", "tgt": "He was born in Helsinki."} {"src": "Simplify the sentence: Hindenburg died the following year, after which Hitler declared himself Fu \u0308 hrer und Reichskanzler, or Supreme Leader and Chancellor, which superseded both the President and Chancellor.", "tgt": "Hindenburg died the next year, after which Hitler declared the office of President vacant and made himself Head of State."} {"src": "Rewrite the sentence to be simpler: After the marriage, the two families start living in one house, filled with non-stop laughs & mayhem.", "tgt": "The five then start living in one house, filled with non-stop laughs and mayhem, as five try many tricks on each other"} {"src": "Simplify this text: O 'Neal was in a long-term relationship with actress Farrah Fawcett from 1979 until 1997.", "tgt": "Then he was married to Farrah Fawcett from 1979 until they divorced in 1997."} {"src": "Rewrite the sentence to be simpler: Hwayoung initially tried to deny the rumours, lashing out at the staffers in return, but eventually admitted that the texts were real.", "tgt": "Hwayoung at first tried to deny this, but later admitted that the texts were real."} {"src": "Write a simpler version for the sentence: In the film, an orphanage owner (Mickey Rooney) tells a story about the Care Bears, who live in a cloud-filled land called Care-a-Lot.", "tgt": "In this movie, an orphanage caretaker named Mr. Cherrywood tells the story of how the Care Bears come to help two children who do not care for anyone (Kim and Jason). The Care Bears live in Care-a-lot, a cloud-filled place up in the sky."} {"src": "Rewrite this with simpler wording: Bolas were most famously used by the gauchos (South American rouge, outlaw cowboys), but have been found in excavations of Pre-Columbian settlements, especially in Patagonia, where indigenous peoples (particularly the Tehuelche) used them to catch 200-pound \" guanaco \" (llama-like mammals) and \" n \u0303 andu \u0301 \" (birds).", "tgt": "They are used by the gauchos in South America today, but have been found in excavations of pre-Hispanic settlements, especially in Patagonia, where indigenous peoples used them to catch guanaco and n \u0303 andu."} {"src": "Make this simpler: Air travel is a form of travel in vehicles such as helicopters, hot air balloons, blimps, gliders, hang gliding, parachuting, airplanes, jets, or anything else that can sustain flight.", "tgt": "Air travel is the process of going from place to place by any flying object, such as airplanes, helicopters, balloons, or anything that can fly."} {"src": "Make this easier to understand: David Shepherd was born in Hendon, London, England.", "tgt": "He was born in London, England."} {"src": "Simplify: VLC 1.0.0 has more than 380 modules.", "tgt": "There are more than 300 modules in VLC."} {"src": "Simplify this sentence: \" See Islands of Antigua and Barbuda \"", "tgt": "For other cities see List of cities in Antigua and Barbuda."} {"src": "Make the sentence simpler: Large collisions \u2013 with 5 km objects \u2013 happen approximately once every twenty million years.", "tgt": "Large collisions, of 5 km, happen once every twenty million years. Impacts of that size are said to happen about once every thousand years."} {"src": "Rewrite this sentence for simplicity: Absinthe became so popular in bars, bistros, cafe \u0301 s, and cabarets by the 1860s that the hour of 5 p.m. was called \" l 'heure verte \" (\" the green hour \").", "tgt": "It became popular at bars and bistros. After the 1860s absinthe had become so popular that it was for sale in most cafe \u0301 s and cabarets."} {"src": "Simplify: Hammer was born in Santa Monica, California.", "tgt": "Hammer was born in Los Angeles."} {"src": "Simplify this text: The type specimen was recovered from deposits dated to be 23 million years old.", "tgt": "It was got from deposits dated to be 23 million years old."} {"src": "Make the sentence simpler: The triad built on the dominant note is called the dominant chord.", "tgt": "In a C scale, the fifth and dominant note will be G. Chords built on this note are called dominant chords."} {"src": "Simplify this text: The trophy is a large lens mounted on a simple plinth.", "tgt": "The award is a trophy with a large lens in it."} {"src": "Simplify this sentence: All the islands of Scilly are all composed of granite rock of Early Permian age, an exposed part of the Cornubian batholith.", "tgt": "They are all composed of granite of early Permian age."} {"src": "Rewrite this sentence for simplicity: In 1937, three parakeets resembling this species were sighted and filmed in the Okefenokee Swamp of Georgia.", "tgt": "At some date between 1937 and 1955, three parakeets looking like this sort of bird were seen and recorded on videotape in the Okefenokee Swamp of Georgia."} {"src": "Change to simpler wording: Safari is a graphical web browser developed by Apple, based on the WebKit engine.", "tgt": "Safari is a web browser developed by Apple Inc. which can be downloaded free of charge."} {"src": "Change to simpler wording: Altkirch (]; Alsatian", "tgt": "Altkirch is a commune in Alsace in north-eastern France, in the Haut-Rhin department, of which it is a subprefecture. Altkirch is in the south of the Haut-Rhin department."} {"src": "Make this easier to understand: The Key lime is valued for its unique flavor compared with other limes.", "tgt": "It is valued for its unique flavor compared to other lime."} {"src": "Simplify this paragraph: In most calendar systems, the date consists of three parts", "tgt": "Most calendar systems have a date format that has three parts, the day of a certain month, the month and the year."} {"src": "Simplification: The genus is native to South America.", "tgt": "It is native to South America."} {"src": "Rewrite the sentence to be simpler: The film was released on October 25, 2013.", "tgt": "It was released on October 25, 2013."} {"src": "Rewrite the sentence to be simpler: The lateral line shows a similar arrangement, and is open to the environment via a series of openings called lateral line pores.", "tgt": "It is open to the environment by a line of pores."} {"src": "Simplification: The couple raised four children, one of them adopted.", "tgt": "They had four children, one of them was adopted."} {"src": "Make this text less complex: This led to a sharp decline in the quality of the aviators produced.", "tgt": "This led to a decline in the quality of training."} {"src": "Simplify this text: It is located at 410 E. Jackson Street in the state capital, Springfield, Illinois.", "tgt": "It is at 410 E. Jackson Street in Springfield, Illinois and is open to tours on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday mornings, free of charge."} {"src": "Rewrite this sentence for simplicity: In 1958, the company introduced the first diet cola, Diet Rite, and in 1980, a caffeine-free cola, RC 100.", "tgt": "The first diet soda ever sold was introduced by the company in 1958 and was called Diet Rite."} {"src": "Make this simpler: Klaus Voormann was born in Berlin, Germany, and raised in the suburbs of north Berlin.", "tgt": "He was born and raised in Berlin."} {"src": "Simplify the sentence: He attempted to auction off the Turk, but owing to low bidding ultimately bought it himself for $ 400.", "tgt": "He tried to sell it at auction but ended up buying it himself for $ 400."} {"src": "Simplify this text: The giant panda has luxuriant black-and-white fur.", "tgt": "The best known is the black and white panda. The other giant panda has dark brown and light brown fur."} {"src": "Simplify this sentence: During the summer of 1834 Schumann became engaged to 16-year-old Ernestine von Fricken, the adopted daughter of a rich Bohemian-born noble.", "tgt": "In 1834 he became engaged to a girl of sixteen called Ernestine, but then Schumann broke off the engagement because he loved Clara Wieck."} {"src": "Make the sentence simpler: Vernon released Bon Iver's debut album, \" For Emma, Forever Ago, \" independently in July 2007.", "tgt": "In 2007 they self released their first album, \" For Emma, Forever Ago \"."} {"src": "Change to simpler wording: He also appeared as a supporting player in several films starring Marguerite Clark.", "tgt": "At this time, he also appeared as a supporting player in several movies."} {"src": "Rewrite this sentence in a simpler manner: After running out of water, food and most supplies, the Japanese troops became desperate toward the end of the battle.", "tgt": "The Japanese ran out of water, food and supplies."} {"src": "Rewrite this sentence for simplicity: He then invites Tom to employ him as a servant and accompany Tom to London to sort out the inheritance.", "tgt": "He says to Tom that he can be his servant and go with him to London to sort out his inheritance."} {"src": "Simplify this text: Yonath (ne \u0301 e Lifshitz) was born in the Geula quarter of Jerusalem.", "tgt": "She was born in the Geula quarter of Jerusalem."} {"src": "Simplify this paragraph: The Geo Tracker was a mini SUV introduced in late 1988 as a 1989 model.", "tgt": "It was introduced in 1989 as a Geo model."} {"src": "Make this easier to understand: In 1938 he married Margaret Wale (1912 - 21 March 1989).", "tgt": "He was married to Margaret Awdry from 1938 until her death in 1989."} {"src": "Simplify this sentence: The construction cost about US $ 150 million, equivalent to $ million in 2019 dollars.", "tgt": "It cost about US $ 150 million to build."} {"src": "Use simpler wording: When the character was first introduced, much about her origins remained a mystery.", "tgt": "When the character was first seen, much about her was mystery."} {"src": "Make this text less complex: The state and city appealed the district court's decision to the U.S. Supreme Court.", "tgt": "The case was not completed until it was heard later that year by the US Supreme Court, as the state and city appealed the decision."} {"src": "Make the sentence simple: OpenVMS also runs on DEC Alpha systems and the HP Itanium-based families of computers.", "tgt": "Later, it was ported, and now also runs on DEC Alpha and Itanium-based systems."} {"src": "Make this text less complex: Thessaly (, \" Thessali \u0301 a \"; ancient Thessalian", "tgt": "Thessaly is a traditional geographic and modern administrative region of Greece. It is most of the ancient region of Thessaly."} {"src": "Make the sentence simple: It recognises distinguished personal service to the monarch of the Commonwealth realms, members of the monarch's family, or to any viceroy or senior representative of the monarch.", "tgt": "It is for personal service to the Sovereign or the Royal Family, and as a mark of royal esteem."} {"src": "Make the sentence simple: To calm the increasingly belligerent settlers, the governor of the Kansas Territory, Wilson Shannon, called on the Kansas militia to intervene and keep the peace.", "tgt": "He asked the Kansas militia to come and keep the peace."} {"src": "Simplify this sentence: Over fifty years later, Bofill still leads Ricardo Bofill Taller de Arquitectura, with over 1000 projects to date in over 50 countries.", "tgt": "Bofill has created over 1000 projects to date in over 50 countries."} {"src": "Simplify the sentence: He was the Chief Adviser of the 1996 caretaker government which oversaw the Seventh parliamentary elections in Bangladesh.", "tgt": "He was also the first Chief Advisor of the Caretaker Government of Bangladesh for a month in 1996."} {"src": "Simplify this text: The phonograph was invented in 1877 by Thomas Edison.", "tgt": "It was invented by Thomas Edison."} {"src": "Simplify this paragraph: Mannu befriends Raj Bajwa (Wahib Kapadia), a handicapped boy, who is neglected by his father Harjeet (Anand Suryavanshi).", "tgt": "He befriends Raj Bajwa, a handicapped boy, who is neglected by his father of his disability."} {"src": "Make the sentence simpler: It is located in Eveleth, Minnesota, an iron mining town in northern Minnesota.", "tgt": "It is in Eveleth, Minnesota."} {"src": "Write a simpler version for the sentence: Most B chromosomes are mainly or entirely heterochromatic (i.e. largely non-coding), but some contain sizeable euchromatic segments (E.g. such as the B chromosomes of maize).", "tgt": "Most B chromosomes are mainly or entirely heterochromatic, and so do not code for anything. Some, such as the B chromosomes of maize, contain sizeable euchromatic segments, and therefore do code for some products."} {"src": "Make this simpler: Bridges was born on December 9, 1941 in Los Angeles, California, the son of actors Lloyd Bridges (1913 \u2013 1998) and Dorothy Bridges (ne \u0301 e Simpson; 1915 \u2013 2009).", "tgt": "Bridges was born on December 9, 1941 in Los Angeles, California to Lloyd Bridges and to Dorothy Simpson."} {"src": "Simplify this paragraph: After eight years of marriage, Marie Antoinette gave birth to Marie The \u0301 re \u0300 se, the first of her four children.", "tgt": "After seven years of marriage, she gave birth to a daughter, and later to three more children. The only daughter left was now Marie Antoinette."} {"src": "Make the sentence simple: The ' Jurassic Coast ' of Dorset is often associated with the pioneering work of Mary Anning of Lyme Regis.", "tgt": "It was in this formation on the Dorset Jurassic Coast that Mary Anning did much of her work."} {"src": "Rewrite this sentence in a simpler manner: \" Social Darwinism \" is a derogatory term associated with the 19th century Malthusian theory developed by Whig philosopher Herbert Spencer.", "tgt": "Another example of using wrong ideas about evolution to support bad things is \" Social Darwinism \". Social Darwinism is a term given to the ideas of the 19th century British social philosopher Herbert Spencer."} {"src": "Rewrite this with simpler wording: He began to write for the stage in 1639 (\" Le nozze di Teti e di Peleo \") soon after the first public opera house opened in Venice, the Teatro San Cassiano.", "tgt": "He began to write for the theatre in 1639. Soon after that the first public opera house opened in Venice."} {"src": "Simplify this text: He also appeared as Theo Stoller in two episodes of season 5 of \" 24 \" and the 2007 film \" Hitman \".", "tgt": "He was also in two episodes of season 5 of \" 24 \"."} {"src": "Write a simpler version for the sentence: The lyrics chronicle the 1997 disintegration of singer/songwriter Dave Grohl's four-year marriage to Jennifer Youngblood.", "tgt": "The song is about the ending of Dave Grohl's four year marriage to Jennifer Youngblood."} {"src": "Simplify this paragraph: \" The Silence of the Lambs \" earned several awards and accolades, including the Academy Award for Best Picture.", "tgt": "It earned many awards, including the Academy Award for Best Picture."} {"src": "Make this simpler: The house still stands, with a blue plaque marking Hilton's residence.", "tgt": "The house is still there, and a small, blue sign says it was Hilton's home."} {"src": "Make this easier to understand: Newton-John has been married twice.", "tgt": "She has been married twice."} {"src": "Rewrite this sentence in a simpler manner: According to the geological divisions of the Carpathians, they belong to the Outer Eastern Carpathians.", "tgt": "They are part of the Eastern Carpathians."} {"src": "Simplify this text: The cells of the epidermis are structurally and functionally variable.", "tgt": "The cells of the epidermis can vary in the way they are made and how they work."} {"src": "Change to simpler wording: On three occasions, he sought the presidency of the United States", "tgt": "He tried to become President of the United States in 1988, 2008, and 2012 but he was defeated all three times."} {"src": "Simplify the sentence: Russian criticism, Chechnya and Ingushetia Since the end of the 1990s, People in Need maintained several projects in Chechnya and Ingushetia.", "tgt": "People in Need has been active in Chechnya and Ingushetia since 2000."} {"src": "Simplify this sentence: The Moscow Peace Treaty of 1940 handed most of Finnish Karelia to the Soviet Union.", "tgt": "To make peace after World War II, Finland had to give most of Karelia to the Soviet Union."} {"src": "Make this simpler: Other may have trouble starting urination, urinary incontinence, or frequent urination.", "tgt": "Some have problems with urination. Other problems can be incontinence or not being able to stop urination."} {"src": "Simplify: The group was short-lived, breaking up by June 1995 after an argument over gas money.", "tgt": "The group did not last long, it broke up in June of 1995; they had an argument about gas money."} {"src": "Rewrite this sentence for simplicity: Several variants of the ballad \" Sir Patrick Spens \" depict a mermaid speaking to the doomed ships.", "tgt": "Several parts of the song \" Sir Patrick Spens \" is about a mermaid speaking to doomed ships, or telling them they will never see land again."} {"src": "Rewrite this with simpler wording: Byeong-sik, aka \" Miss Cho \" (the other live-in maid, originally Hae-ra's childhood maid) witnesses Eun-yi and Hoon having sex.", "tgt": "Byeong-sik (also known as \" Miss Cho \") sees Eun-yi and Hoon having sex with each other."} {"src": "Make this text less complex: Urlacher dislocated his wrist in the 2009 season opener against the Packers.", "tgt": "In 2009, Urlacher broke his wrist, and was out for the year."} {"src": "Rewrite this sentence in a simpler manner: The two species hunt the larvae and some pupae from the branches and undersides of leaves in milkweed bushes.", "tgt": "They look for them on branches and the underside of leaves in milkweed bushes."} {"src": "Rewrite this sentence for simplicity: The polydnavirus replicates in the oviducts of an adult female parasitoid wasp.", "tgt": "The polydnavirus, like all viruses, need a host to replicate itself. This it does in the oviducts of the female wasp."} {"src": "Simplify this sentence: An adventure is an exciting experience that is typically a bold, sometimes risky, undertaking.", "tgt": "An adventure is something exciting that happens to someone. An adventurer is someone who goes on adventures or does things that are risky."} {"src": "Simplify this sentence: They had two adopted children; a daughter and a son.", "tgt": "Askew had two children; one son and one daughter."} {"src": "Rewrite the sentence to be simpler: It argues that the Party can be overthrown if \" proles \" (proletarians) rise up against it.", "tgt": "It says that the Party can be stopped if ordinary people rise up against it."} {"src": "Simplify the sentence: Catholics believe that Jesus Christ is the \" Second Person \" of the Trinity, God the Son.", "tgt": "Like other Christians, Catholics believe Jesus Christ is a divine person, the Son of God. Catholics believe in the necessity of love, hope and faith in order to gain salvation, but that these all come from grace."} {"src": "Simplify the sentence: Delaware's largest city is Wilmington.", "tgt": "Its capital is Dover and its biggest city is Wilmington."} {"src": "Rewrite this with simpler wording: Somerset's county town is Taunton.", "tgt": "The main town of Somerset was Somerton, but it is now Taunton."} {"src": "Change to simpler wording: The straw is traditionally made of silver.", "tgt": "It is traditionally made of silver."} {"src": "Make the sentence simpler: Nigerian authorities believed that Shekau was killed in 2009 during clashes between security forces and Boko Haram until July 2010, when Shekau appeared in a video claiming leadership of the group.", "tgt": "He was said to have been also killed in 2009 until a video in July 2010 appeared, with Shekau being called the new leader of the group."} {"src": "Make this text less complex: The remnants of Allison briefly reintensified to a subtropical storm through baroclinic processes, though it became extratropical while south of Long Island.", "tgt": "While Allison was south of Long Island, New York for just a little while it became a subtropical storm again."} {"src": "Simplify this text: Food power is an integral part of the politics of food.", "tgt": "Food power is part of food politics."} {"src": "Rewrite this with simpler wording: Skin wrinkles typically appear as a result of aging processes such as glycation, habitual sleeping positions, loss of body mass, sun damage, or temporarily, as the result of prolonged immersion in water.", "tgt": "Skin wrinkles are common as a result of aging, reoccurring sleeping positions, loss of weight, or as the result of being under water for long periods of time."} {"src": "Simplification: Then Perseus gave the Gorgon's head to Athena, who placed it on her shield, the Aegis.", "tgt": "After using the dreadful head to defeat his enemies, he presented it to Athena and she put it on her shield."} {"src": "Make this easier to understand: As symptoms can be vague and without reliable tests for urinary tract infections, diagnosis can be difficult in the elderly.", "tgt": "UTI symptoms in old people can be vague, and diagnosis can be difficult as there is no really reliable test."} {"src": "Use simpler wording: Napoleon's forces fought two Coalition armies, commanded by the British Duke of Wellington and the Prussian Prince Blu \u0308 cher, at the Battle of Waterloo on 18 June 1815.", "tgt": "However, he was defeated at the Battle of Waterloo in June 1815. Napoleon was defeated at the Battle of Waterloo by the British under Duke of Wellington and Prussians on June 18 1815, which was his last battle."} {"src": "Make the sentence simpler: The only serum that could stop the outbreak was in Anchorage, Alaska.", "tgt": "The only serum that could stop it was in Anchorage."} {"src": "Make this easier to understand: The park opened in 1974 under restaurateur Warner LeRoy.", "tgt": "It opened on July 4, 1974. Located halfway between New York City and Philadelphia, the park opened in 1974."} {"src": "Simplify this text: It is commonly used in tanning leather.", "tgt": "It is used to make leather."} {"src": "Make this easier to understand: Janice Doreen Dickinson (born February 16, 1955) is an American model, author, actress, television personality, and talent agent.", "tgt": "Janice Doreen Dickinson (who was born on February 15, 1955) is an American model who was very popular in 1970s and 1980s."} {"src": "Simplify this sentence: Volk was married and had two children.", "tgt": "He was married and had two children."} {"src": "Rewrite this sentence in a simpler manner: , Bikini Kill released the \" Bikini Kill \" EP on the indie label Kill Rock Stars.", "tgt": "They were then signed to Kill Rock Stars. Their first extended play \" Bikini Kill \" was released on the label."} {"src": "Rewrite this with simpler wording: Commonly used detectors for particle and nuclear physics", "tgt": "Others are used to study nuclear and particle physics."} {"src": "Write a simpler version for the sentence: Luis Antonio Jaime de Borbo \u0301 n y Farnesio was born the youngest son of King Philip V, King of Spain, and his second wife, Elisabeth Farnese.", "tgt": "He was also then last child of Philip V of Spain and his wife Elisabeth Farnese. He was the youngest child of the king King and queen of Spain."} {"src": "Make the sentence simpler: It also launched on Sky Channel 624 on 8 May 2006 and NTL Channel 76/602 on 6 June.", "tgt": "It was also released on Sky in May and NTL on 6 June."} {"src": "Simplify this sentence: They may be made of plastic, glass, or borosilicate glass.", "tgt": "They can be made of plastic or glass."} {"src": "Use simpler wording: The stadium has hosted the Fiesta Bowl, the 2007, 2011 and 2016 College Football Playoff National Championships, Super Bowl XLII in 2008, the Pro Bowl and Super Bowl XLIX in 2015, and will host Super Bowl LVII in 2023.", "tgt": "The Super Bowl was held there in 2008 and 2015, and it will be held there again in 2023."} {"src": "Simplify the sentence: The phrase is commonly attributed to S\u00f8ren Kierkegaard; however, he never used the term, as he referred to a \" qualitative leap \".", "tgt": "Usually the term is attributed to S\u00f8ren Kierkegaard, even though he never really used it."} {"src": "Rewrite this with simpler wording: Chloric acid is a powerful oxidizing agent.", "tgt": "It is a powerful oxidizing agent."} {"src": "Rewrite this sentence for simplicity: Gabriel's attack on the FBI prompted a download of financial data to Woodlawn.", "tgt": "Before the government fired him, Gabriel had made a system; when there was a computer attack, all financial data would be downloaded into the computers there. One of Gabriel's men went down there and starts downloading the data early on in the movie."} {"src": "Simplify: Philadelphia's city bell had been used to alert the public to proclamations or civic danger since the city's 1682 founding.", "tgt": "Ever since the city began in 1682, Philadelphia had been using its city bell to make its people know about meetings or civil danger."} {"src": "Rewrite this with simpler wording: Kubrick quickly became known for his story-telling in photographs.", "tgt": "At this time Kubrick became well known in the movie industry and had started to create his own style."} {"src": "Change to simpler wording: \" Torchwood \" launched with 2.4 million viewers in October 2006.", "tgt": "When the first episode of Torchwood was launched in October 2006 on BBC Three, 2.4 million people watched it."} {"src": "Simplification: Svitak was born in Springfield.", "tgt": "Svitak was in it."} {"src": "Simplify this paragraph: It was the first of Degas's \" ballet pictures \".", "tgt": "It was the first of his ballet pictures."} {"src": "Simplify this text: Ayatollah Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi was born in Najaf, Iraq.", "tgt": "He was born in Najaf, Iraq."} {"src": "Simplify this text: The term typically implies forethought, such as intentionally setting up the conditions to plausibly avoid responsibility for one's (future) actions or knowledge.", "tgt": "It usually means that it has been planned in advance, setting up the conditions to avoid responsibility for future actions or knowledge."} {"src": "Simplify the sentence: The Fourth Amendment (Amendment IV) to the United States Constitution is part of the Bill of Rights.", "tgt": "It is part of the Bill of Rights."} {"src": "Rewrite this sentence in a simpler manner: The panniculus carnosus, an enormous muscle just beneath the skin, covers the entire body.", "tgt": "There is an enormous muscle that is just beneath the skin and covers the entire body."} {"src": "Simplify: Vesta is only slightly larger than 2 Pallas in volume, but is about 25% more massive.", "tgt": "It is similar to 2 Pallas in volume (although it is not confirmed), but somewhat more massive."} {"src": "Change to simpler wording: \" Firefly \" premiered in the U.S. on the Fox network on September 20, 2002.", "tgt": "It first aired in the United States and Canada on September 20, 2002."} {"src": "Rewrite the sentence to be simpler: They reach the island of Percy's half brother, the cyclops Polyphemus.", "tgt": "After this, they reach the island of Polyphemus."} {"src": "Write a simpler version for the sentence: Salting is the preservation of food with dry edible salt.", "tgt": "Salting is a treatment for food to make it last longer. Salting means that the food is treated with table salt."} {"src": "Simplify this text: The species are currently placed in the family Caprifoliaceae.", "tgt": "It is in the family Caprifoliaceae now."} {"src": "Rewrite this sentence in a simpler manner: He was a devout Quaker who held a passionate belief that music could contribute to peace by bridging political divides.", "tgt": "He was a Quaker who believed strongly that music could help to bring peace in the world."} {"src": "Make this text less complex: He was the longest-serving commandant of Auschwitz concentration and extermination camp.", "tgt": "He was in charge of Auschwitz concentration camp for about four years."} {"src": "Simplify this sentence: Mercuric chloride is occasionally used to form an amalgam with metals, such as aluminium.", "tgt": "It is also used to make an amalgam with metals such as aluminum."} {"src": "Make the sentence simple: Pulitzer was not involved in the day-to-day administration of the company, but she continued to serve in the role of creative consultant, approving new designs, fabrics, and collections, and branching out into other product lines.", "tgt": "Lilly is not involved in the day to day running of the company, but she continues to do things like approve new designs, fabrics, and collections."} {"src": "Simplify: The Permian-Triassic extinction event spawned the Triassic period.", "tgt": "These rocks were laid down just after the great Permian \u2013 Triassic extinction event."} {"src": "Change to simpler wording: A serf could grow what crop he saw fit on his lands, although a serf's taxes often had to be paid in wheat.", "tgt": "Serfs could grow what they wanted on their lands. Sometimes their taxes had to be paid in wheat, which is difficult to grow."} {"src": "Make this simpler: Fiji has a significant amount of tourism with the popular regions being Nadi, the Coral Coast, Denarau Island, and Mamanuca Islands.", "tgt": "Fiji has a lot of tourism and many people go to the Nadi and Denarau islands."} {"src": "Simplify: Owens subsequently won the WWE Universal Championship.", "tgt": "They called it the WWE Universal Championship."} {"src": "Rewrite this with simpler wording: In 1991 Minardi became the first team in modern times to make use of customer engines from Ferrari and in 1992 they used Lamborghini V12s.", "tgt": "It was the first team in modern times to make use of customer engines."} {"src": "Make the sentence simple: There, he tried chocolate and considered it \" nauseous \", but found it became more palatable when mixed with milk.", "tgt": "There, he tried chocolate and did not like it, but found it was better with milk."} {"src": "Make the sentence simpler: Global Handwashing Day occurs on 15 October of each year.", "tgt": "It takes place on October 15 of each year."} {"src": "Simplify this paragraph: Whilst her husband was away, Mary administered the government of the realm with the advice of a nine-member Cabinet Council.", "tgt": "While her husband was away, Mary took care of the government."} {"src": "Simplify this sentence: The various color ranges indicated in the illustration are an approximation", "tgt": "But there are no clear boundaries between one color and the next."} {"src": "Rewrite this sentence in a simpler manner: The sweep also reduces the wingspan, allowing the 747 to use existing hangars.", "tgt": "The sweep also means that the 747 does not need any special hangars."} {"src": "Simplify this text: The first awards show was held in 1953 as the NME Poll Winners Concerts, shortly after the founding of the magazine.", "tgt": "The first awards show was held in 1953."} {"src": "Simplify this text: The Windy Hill is a children's novel by Cornelia Meigs.", "tgt": "The Windy Hill is a long book for children. It was written by Cornelia Meigs."} {"src": "Change to simpler wording: He was re-elected in the 2004, 2009 and 2014 European Parliament elections.", "tgt": "He was first elected as a Member of the European Parliament in 1999 and was re-elected in 2004 and 2009."} {"src": "Simplify: Only 25% of people who experience seizures or status epilepticus have epilepsy.", "tgt": "Only about one in four people who go into status epilepticus have epilepsy."} {"src": "Make this easier to understand: The town itself lies close to the Rho \u0302 ne.", "tgt": "The town itself is close to Rhone river."} {"src": "Make this simpler: The pop ballad talks about a relationship strained by matters of emotional or physical distance.", "tgt": "It is about a relationship that is troubled by emotional or physical distance."} {"src": "Rewrite this with simpler wording: The album's second single, \" Unpretty \", became TLC's fourth number one hit on the \" Billboard \" Hot 100.", "tgt": "The album's third single \" Damaged \" was more successful and was on the Hot 100 until 2003."} {"src": "Make the sentence simpler: In 1970, Rajneesh spent time in Mumbai initiating followers known as \" neo-sannyasins \".", "tgt": "In 1970, he settled for a time in Bombay initiating disciples, known as neo-sannyasins, and expanded his spiritual teaching and work."} {"src": "Make this simpler: They also side-tripped to Great Salt Lake in Utah, using a rubber raft to navigate the waters.", "tgt": "They also traveled to Great Salt Lake in Utah."} {"src": "Write a simpler version for the sentence: Hilbert's tenth problem is the tenth on the list of mathematical problems that the German mathematician David Hilbert posed in 1900.", "tgt": "Hilbert's tenth problem is a problem in mathematics that is named after David Hilbert who included it in Hilbert's problems as a very important problem in mathematics. As with all problems included in Hilbert's problems, it was unresolved and considered very difficult when the famous list was published in 1900."} {"src": "Simplify this paragraph: Eastern Orthodoxy accepts the doctrine of ancestral sin", "tgt": "The Eastern Orthodox Churches do not believe in this specific doctrine of Original Sin."} {"src": "Simplify this paragraph: The rocket is intended to be retired before 2030.", "tgt": "It is expected to be retired before 2030."} {"src": "Simplify this sentence: The draft was held April 24 \u2013 25, 2004 at the Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City.", "tgt": "It was held at Madison Square Garden in New York on April 24 and 25."} {"src": "Simplify: Jones ' second book, \" \", was published in September 2014.", "tgt": "His second book \" The Establishment and How They Get Away With It \" was published in 2014."} {"src": "Use simpler wording: For a time, he was impoverished, living in stables or store rooms in exchange for menial labor.", "tgt": "He was very poor and lived in stables or store rooms in exchange for hard work."} {"src": "Simplify this paragraph: As of the census of 2000, there were 2,406 people, 971 households, and 690 families residing in the town.", "tgt": "About 2,400 people were living in the town of Friendship as of 2000."} {"src": "Make this easier to understand: Boeing announced the larger 747-500X and -600X preliminary designs in 1996.", "tgt": "Boeing said that they would make the 747-500X and -600X in 1996."} {"src": "Rewrite the sentence to be simpler: A blockage of an artery supplying the brain can cause a stroke.", "tgt": "When atherosclerosis gets bad enough, it can cause blockage of blood flow in arteries. If the blocked artery brought blood to the brain, people can have a stroke."} {"src": "Use simpler wording: The study found that the vision of \" Coelophysis \" was superior to most lizards ' vision, and ranked with that of modern birds of prey.", "tgt": "The study found that its vision was superior to that of most lizards, and ranked with that of modern birds of prey."} {"src": "Simplify this text: In burst or automatic fire, the pistol should be fitted with the wooden shoulder stock; otherwise, the weapon quickly becomes uncontrollable.", "tgt": "When the gun was used in burst or automatic fire, users were told to use the wooden stock so that they can control the weapon better."} {"src": "Simplify this text: Polybutadiene rubber is a polymer formed from the polymerization of the monomer 1,3-butadiene.", "tgt": "Polybutadiene is a polymer, that is mainly used as synthetic rubber: It is made from the monomer 1,3-Butadiene."} {"src": "Make this easier to understand: Chrome OS is a Linux kernel-based operating system designed by Google.", "tgt": "Chrome OS is a project by Google to develop a light computer operating system."} {"src": "Rewrite this sentence in a simpler manner: Bozer was born in Ankara, Turkey.", "tgt": "He was born in Ankara."} {"src": "Write a simpler version for the sentence: It can take days or weeks to adapt to high altitude.", "tgt": "This can take days or weeks to happen."} {"src": "Simplify the sentence: The parks are open year-round and offer diverse activities beyond fishing, hiking and camping.", "tgt": "The parks are open all year. Some have many things to do other than fishing, hiking and camping."} {"src": "Simplify this sentence: Widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time, Zidane was an elite playmaker, renowned for his elegance, vision, ball control and technique, and played as an attacking midfielder for Cannes, Bordeaux, Juventus and Real Madrid.", "tgt": "Zidane played for several famous football clubs, like Juventus of Italy and Real Madrid of Spain. He was said to be one of the greatest players of his generation and of all time."} {"src": "Make the sentence simpler: His father, Michael John (1816 \u2013 1897), was a farmer and amateur mathematician, who had been a member of the Irish Republican Brotherhood (IRB) movement.", "tgt": "His father, also named Michael, was a member of the republican Fenian movement, but had left and settled down to farming."} {"src": "Simplify the sentence: The lender, usually a financial institution, is given security a lien on the title to the property until the mortgage is paid off in full.", "tgt": "Usually, a mortgage is given to you by a mortgage company or any financial institution, after evaluation of your potential to pay back the loan in full."} {"src": "Make the sentence simple: The Library's collections include around 14 million books, along with substantial holdings of manuscripts and historical items dating back as far as 2000 BC.", "tgt": "It has around 25 million books, more than any other library. It has manuscripts and historical items dating back as far as 300 BC."} {"src": "Rewrite the sentence to be simpler: Items made of lead glass may leach lead into the food and beverages contained.", "tgt": "When food is in lead glass, lead might come out of the glass and into the food."} {"src": "Write a simpler version for the sentence: It is the first Queen album to feature unreleased material from Mercury (who died from complications related to AIDS in November 1991) since the 1995 album \" Made in Heaven \" and Deacon (who retired from the music business in 1997) since the 1997 compilation album \" Queen Rocks \".", "tgt": "It is the first album since 1995 to have new music from former group members Freddie Mercury (who died) and John Deacon (who retired)."} {"src": "Simplify: The Pembrokeshire Coast Path lies almost entirely within the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park \u2014 Britain's only coastal national park.", "tgt": "Most of the path is located in Pembrokeshire Coast National Park."} {"src": "Make the sentence simpler: His team was fifth.", "tgt": "His team was third."} {"src": "Rewrite this with simpler wording: The four smaller inner planets, Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars, are terrestrial planets, being primarily composed of rock and metal.", "tgt": "The first four planets are called terrestrial planets. They are mostly made of rock and metal, and they are mostly solid."} {"src": "Make this text less complex: Boaz was a close relative of Naomi's husband's family.", "tgt": "When she went home to tell her mother-in-law how much she received, they found out that Boaz was a close relative of theirs."} {"src": "Make this simpler: Doomsday had a cameo appearance in \" \" # 17 (Nov. 1992) and made his first full appearance in \" \" # 18 (Dec. 1992).", "tgt": "Doomsday was first shown in 1992. He made his first full appearance in \" \" that same year."} {"src": "Write a simpler version for the sentence: , where Mario is a referee.", "tgt": "where he is a referee."} {"src": "Make this text less complex: San Marino is an enclave (landlocked) surrounded by Italy in Southern Europe, on the border between the \" regioni \" of Emilia Romagna and Marche and about 10 km from the Adriatic coast at Rimini.", "tgt": "It is found in southern Europe and is fully surrounded by Italy (this is called an \" enclave \", and only the Vatican City, Lesotho and San Marino are like this)."} {"src": "Make the sentence simpler: Oliver Knussen was born in Glasgow, Scotland.", "tgt": "He was born in Glasgow."} {"src": "Rewrite this sentence for simplicity: In 1903, to protest the lax enforcement of the child labor laws in the Pennsylvania mines and silk mills, she organized a children's march from Philadelphia to the home of President Theodore Roosevelt in New York.", "tgt": "For this reason, she organised a march where children marched from Philadelphia to the home of President Roosevelt in New York."} {"src": "Simplify the sentence: Durning's best-known films include \" The Sting \" (1973), \" Dog Day Afternoon \" (1975), \" True Confessions \" (1981), \" Tootsie \" (1982), \" Dick Tracy \" (1990) and \" O Brother, Where Art Thou? \"", "tgt": "Some of Durning's other well-known movie performances include \" Dog Day Afternoon \", \" The Muppet Movie \", \" True Confessions \", \" Tootsie \", \" To Be Or Not To Be \", \" The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas \", \" Home for the Holidays \" and \" O Brother, Where Art Thou? \"."} {"src": "Rewrite this sentence in a simpler manner: They include Thai and Lao, the national languages of Thailand and Laos respectively.", "tgt": "Major languages of this language family include Thai and Lao."} {"src": "Simplify this sentence: He was the younger brother of Anton Rubinstein and a close friend of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.", "tgt": "He was a great friend of Tchaikovsky and encouraged him much more than his brother Anton had done."} {"src": "Make the sentence simpler: Approximately 90% of chronic cases clear with treatment.", "tgt": "About 40-80% of these cases (or 4 to 8 out of 10) clear up with treatment."} {"src": "Write a simpler version for the sentence: The purportedly \" recovered footage \" is the film the viewer sees.", "tgt": "This \" recovered footage \" is presented as the viewer is watching the movie."} {"src": "Rewrite the sentence to be simpler: They had a son, Alasdair Kai-yan Lo.", "tgt": "They had a son."} {"src": "Rewrite this sentence in a simpler manner: The Norfolk Legislative Assembly on Norfolk Island is elected using a form of cumulative voting where voters cannot give all their votes to one candidate.", "tgt": "In cumulative voting, if five positions are to be elected, a voter could cast one vote for each of five different candidates, or the voter could give all five of his votes to one candidate, or two votes to one candidate and three votes to a different candidate. Cumulative voting is used to elect representatives in many companies."} {"src": "Make this simpler: This lasted \" till they were near starved indeed \", in Smith's words, and they returned home.", "tgt": "This was in effect until they were near starved and they returned home."} {"src": "Change to simpler wording: Archery spread also outside the warrior class.", "tgt": "But after it, ordinally people could also do archery, so it spread outside the military class and it became an amusement."} {"src": "Rewrite this sentence for simplicity: Lincoln Logs are a U.S. children's toy consisting of square-notched miniature logs used to build small forts and buildings.", "tgt": "Lincoln Logs is the name of a children's toy. They are small logs made for children to build with."} {"src": "Simplify this paragraph: Apple Studio was a recording studio, located in the basement of the Apple Corps headquarters at 3 Savile Row.", "tgt": "Nearly all the people who worked for them had offices in the building, and they planned to turn the basement into a recording studio. Even his recording studio at Apple had to be completely rebuilt, because he had not planned it well or asked for outside help."} {"src": "Simplify the sentence: An atom is the smallest constituent unit of ordinary matter that constitutes a chemical element.", "tgt": "The atom is the basic unit of matter. It is the smallest thing that can have a chemical property."} {"src": "Simplify: The club is currently owned by the NSWE group, a company owned by the Egyptian billionaire Nassef Sawiris and the American billionaire Wes Edens.", "tgt": "It is owned by both Nassef Sawiris and Wes Edens who are Egyptian and American businessmen who own NSWE Group, as well as being part owned by Tony Xia a Chinese businessman who also owns a company called Recon Group."} {"src": "Simplification: The country's constitution establishes a representative democracy as the political system.", "tgt": "Its constitution states representative democracy as its political system."} {"src": "Simplify this text: A sequel, entitled \" Still Open All Hours \", was created in 2013.", "tgt": "It was followed in 2013 by \" Still Open All Hours \"."} {"src": "Make this text less complex: Although football (soccer) commands the greatest following among the youth, other sports like basketball, surfing and skateboarding are increasingly popular.", "tgt": "Soccer is the most liked among youth. There are other sports like basketball, surfing and skateboarding that are becoming more liked."} {"src": "Use simpler wording: Larkspur is located 3 mi south of San Rafael, at an elevation of 43 ft.", "tgt": "It is about 3 mi south of San Rafael."} {"src": "Rewrite the sentence to be simpler: Papi, the son of musician Isaac Oviedo, started playing the tres when he was about 15.", "tgt": "He started playing the tres when he was about 15."} {"src": "Rewrite the sentence to be simpler: It was instituted by papal bull \" Inter gravissimas \" dated 24 February 1582 by Pope Gregory XIII, after whom the calendar is named.", "tgt": "It was first suggested by the Neapolitan doctor Aloysius Lilius, and was made official by Pope Gregory XIII, for whom it was named, on February 24, 1582."} {"src": "Simplify this sentence: Insight can be conceptualized as a two phase process.", "tgt": "There seems to be a two phase process."} {"src": "Simplify this sentence: Foix lies south of Toulouse, close to the border with Spain and Andorra.", "tgt": "It is to south of Toulouse, close to the border with Spain and Andorra."} {"src": "Rewrite the sentence to be simpler: Myxobacteria such as \" Myxococcus xanthus \" and \" Stigmatella aurantiaca \" are used as model organisms for the study of development.", "tgt": "Some myxobacteria are used as model organisms for the study of development."} {"src": "Rewrite the sentence to be simpler: Gyllenhaal was born in Manhattan, the daughter of Naomi Foner Gyllenhaal (ne \u0301 e Achs) and Stephen Gyllenhaal.", "tgt": "Maggie was born in New York City to Stephen and Naomi Foner Gyllenhaal."} {"src": "Make the sentence simpler: The North American Central Time Zone (CT) is a time zone in parts of Canada, the United States, Mexico, Central America, some Caribbean Islands, and part of the Eastern Pacific Ocean.", "tgt": "In the United States and Canada, this time zone is often just called Central Time (CT)."} {"src": "Rewrite this sentence for simplicity: Knowledge of them comes chiefly from that linguistic reconstruction, along with material evidence from archaeology and archaeogenetics.", "tgt": "Knowledge of them comes not only from language, but also from archaeology and archaeogenetics."} {"src": "Simplify this paragraph: The Russell family currently holds the titles of Earl and Duke of Bedford.", "tgt": "The title of Duke of Bedford is a British title has been created several times and is today held by the Russell family since 1694."} {"src": "Simplify this text: There are two known examples of molecular-scale rotating structures used by living cells.", "tgt": "However, there are at least two examples of rotating parts used by cells."} {"src": "Make the sentence simple: Armisen has portrayed characters in comedy films, including \" EuroTrip \", \" \" and \" Cop Out \".", "tgt": "He is also known for his movie roles in \" EuroTrip \", \" \", and \" Cop Out \"."} {"src": "Use simpler wording: Simultaneous oral sex between two people is called \" 69 \".", "tgt": "Oral sex between two people at the same time is called 69."} {"src": "Rewrite this sentence in a simpler manner: Alice Springs and Yulara are enclaves within the LGA.", "tgt": "Alice Springs and Yulara are enclaves within the shire (they are not part of it, but are surrounded by it)."} {"src": "Simplification: \" Anchiceratops \" was a medium-sized ceratopsid.", "tgt": "\" Anchiceratops \" was classified like this by Scott Sampson in 2010. \" Anchiceratops \" seems to have liked marshy places, unlike other ceratopsids that liked drier locations."} {"src": "Rewrite this sentence in a simpler manner: They emerge at dusk to graze on grasses.", "tgt": "At dusk, they come out to graze on grass."} {"src": "Rewrite the sentence to be simpler: The town was founded there in 1641.", "tgt": "It was founded in 1641."} {"src": "Simplify this text: \" Chelonia \" is based on the Greek word for turtles, \" chelone \"; Greek \" chelys \" \" tortoise \" is also used in the formation of scientific names of chelonians.", "tgt": "Unfortunately, \" Chelonia \" is also the name of a particular genus of turtles, so this conflicts with its use for the entire order Testudines."} {"src": "Simplify the sentence: The steppe bison is believed to have evolved from \" Bison paleosinensis \" in South Asia, which means the species appeared at roughly the same time and region as the aurochs (\" Bos primigenius \") with which its descendants are sometimes confused.", "tgt": "It is believed that it evolved somewhere in South Asia, That would mean it appeared at about the same time and region as the aurochs, with which its descendants are sometimes confused."} {"src": "Write a simpler version for the sentence: Ricasoli was born in Florence.", "tgt": "He was born in Florence."} {"src": "Make this simpler: Demessieux gave more than 700 concerts in France, the United Kingdom, Belgium, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Germany, and the United States.", "tgt": "She played more than 700 concerts in Europe and the United States."} {"src": "Rewrite this sentence in a simpler manner: Both papers were accused by critics of sensationalizing the news in order to drive up circulation, although the newspapers did serious reporting as well.", "tgt": "Both papers were accused of sensationalizing the news (making it seem much more important than it really was) in order to sell more newspapers, although they did serious reporting as well."} {"src": "Make the sentence simpler: Capristo appeared in shows such as \" Tabaluga Tivi \" or \" 1, 2 or 3 \" and in 2002 she recorded the song \" Mosquito \" for another \" Kiddy Contest \" album.", "tgt": "After that she appeared in TV shows like \" Tabaluga \" and \" 1, 2 or 3 \"."} {"src": "Rewrite this sentence in a simpler manner: Copenhagen Zoo was founded by the ornithologist Niels Kj\u00e6rb\u00f8lling in 1859.", "tgt": "It was built by Niels Kj\u00e6rb\u00f8lling in 1859."} {"src": "Rewrite this sentence in a simpler manner: The Missouri River is the longest river in North America.", "tgt": "It is, in fact, the longest river in North America."} {"src": "Make the sentence simpler: The fifth labour was to clean the stables of King Augeas.", "tgt": "He promised to clean the stables if Augeias would give him some of his cattle. This is how the stables were washed clean."} {"src": "Make this easier to understand: The parables of Jesus are found in the Synoptic Gospels and some of the non-canonical gospels.", "tgt": "The parables of Jesus, can be found in Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, as well as in some of the gospels not in the Bible, but are located mainly within the three synoptic gospels."} {"src": "Rewrite the sentence to be simpler: Whereas incorporation applies the Bill of Rights to the states through the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment, in reverse incorporation, the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment has been held to apply to the federal government through the Due Process Clause located in the Fifth Amendment.", "tgt": "This has been done through the Due Process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment."} {"src": "Simplify the sentence: Masur was born in Brieg, Lower Silesia, Germany (now Brzeg in Poland), and studied piano, composition and conducting in Leipzig, Saxony.", "tgt": "Masur was born in Brieg, which was then part of Germany but is now called Brzeg and lies in Poland."} {"src": "Use simpler wording: \" The Roots \" was released on October 4, 2011.", "tgt": "It was released in the US on October 4, 2011."} {"src": "Rewrite the sentence to be simpler: Auschwitz inmates nicknamed her the \" Hyena of Auschwitz \".", "tgt": "Grese was nicknamed \" the Hyena of Auschwitz \" by prisoners there because of the cruel ways she treated them."} {"src": "Make the sentence simple: \" Boohbah \" aired in the UK on CITV, GMTV and Nick Jr ..", "tgt": "Boohbah is also shown in the Netherlands on Nick Jr. \" Boohbah \" means \" doll \" in Hebrew, but it is not known if the show was named for this."} {"src": "Make this easier to understand: It consists of batter-coated squid, deep-fried for less than two minutes to prevent toughness.", "tgt": "If deep fried, it is done for less than two minutes to prevent toughness."} {"src": "Use simpler wording: The highlighted countries qualified for the final.", "tgt": "These five countries are directly qualified for the final."} {"src": "Simplify the sentence: Since her arrest Corby has publicly maintained that the drugs were planted in her bodyboard bag and that she did not know about them.", "tgt": "She says that the drugs were put in her bag by someone else and that she did not know about them."} {"src": "Simplify: For the first six periods of the periodic table, the noble gases are exactly the members of group 18.", "tgt": "These elements are all in group 18 of the periodic table."} {"src": "Rewrite this sentence in a simpler manner: It is the home of most of the national government buildings of the Republic of China, this includes the Presidential Office, the Executive Yuan, the Control Yuan, the Legislative Yuan, the Judicial Yuan and various government ministries.", "tgt": "Many national government buildings of the Republic of China are in this district."} {"src": "Simplify this text: They have been nominated for five Brit Awards, winning the 2009 Best Single for \" The Promise \".", "tgt": "They have also been nominated for five BRIT Awards, winning Best Single in 2009 for The Promise."} {"src": "Simplify this text: The group consists of three singing animated anthropomorphic chipmunks", "tgt": "The group is made up of three animated chipmunks who sing and talk. They are Alvin, Simon and Theodore."} {"src": "Rewrite this sentence in a simpler manner: Both clubs were located in the Monklands area until Airdrie moved into a new all-seater stadium in the Petersburn area in 1998.", "tgt": "This game is big for both teams, as they were both in the Monklands area, until Airdrie moved to a new stadium in the Petersburn area in 1998."} {"src": "Simplify: The weapon, landing safely in Butt-Head's hand, is recovered.", "tgt": "It lands safely in Butt-Head's hand and is recovered."} {"src": "Simplify: Bjo \u0308 rk was included in \" Time \"'s 2015 list of the 100 most influential people in the world.", "tgt": "She was included in Time Magazine's list of the 100 most influential people in the world."} {"src": "Make the sentence simple: Dutch traders also imported thousands of slaves to the fledgling colony from Indonesia, Madagascar, and parts of eastern Africa.", "tgt": "Because of this, slaves were brought from Indonesia, Madagascar and India to work at the colony."} {"src": "Rewrite this sentence in a simpler manner: In 1776, most states required property ownership to vote, but most citizens owned farms in the 90% rural nation, so it was not a severe restriction.", "tgt": "In 1776, most states required people to own property to be able to vote. However, at that time, America was 90% rural, and most people owned farms."} {"src": "Simplify this paragraph: The nucleolus (, plural", "tgt": "A nucleolus (plural: nucleoli) is the part of a eukaryotic cell where ribosomes are made. There is usually more than one nucleolus in a eukaryote cell."} {"src": "Simplify: Bucyk was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1981.", "tgt": "He was also elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1981."}