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.
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 .

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

Example explanation: The output sentence is a simplified version of the input sentence.

Problem: In his introduction to " The Bachman Books , " King states that adopting the nom de plume Bachman was also an attempt to make sense out of his career and try to answer the question of whether his success was due to talent or luck .

Solution: In the start of " The Bachman Books , " King said using the " nom de plume " Bachman was to see if his success was due to talent or luck .