Part 1. Definition
In this task, we ask you to rewrite a sentence in simple English without changing its general meaning. Essentially, you want to make the sentence easier to read by using simpler words, utilizing more straightforward sentence structures, and omitting non-essential information etc.
Part 2. Example
In early work , Rutherford discovered the concept of radioactive half-life, the radioactive element radon, and classified three types of radiations: alpha, beta and gamma radiation .

Answer: Rutherford discovered the radioactive half-life, the chemical element radon, and the three parts of radiation which he named Alpha, Beta, and Gamma .

Explanation: The output sentence is a simplified version of the input sentence.
Part 3. Exercise
In later life , according to his official biographer Philip Ziegler , at dinner parties Heath was " apt to relapse into morose silence or completely ignore the woman next to him and talk across her to the nearest man " ; others at the time claimed Heath was just not talkative at parties .
Answer:
In later life , according to his official biographer Philip Ziegler , Heath was " apt to relapse into morose silence or completely ignore the woman next to him and talk across her to the nearest man " .