Task: Question Answering
Input (English): Passage: Yesterday my friend asked me if I would help him move a couch from his living room into his bedroom . I said that I would be happy to help . When I arrived at his house , I put my back brace on just to make sure that I would n't get injured while I was working .  We carefully maneuvered the couch out of the living room and through the hallway to his bedroom . When we got to the doorway of his bedroom , we had to rotate the couch just a little but so that it would fit through the narrow doorway . Once my friend and I were safely in the bedroom with the couch , we gently set it down in the corner of the room where he wanted it .  I said , " no problem ! " Question: who was being appreciative? Option1: the friend Option2: The writer
Output (English): the friend