instruction:
In this task, you will be given a short story. One sentence from the story is chosen. Consider the events that happen before that sentence, or are likely to have happened before it. Does any of them directly cause it, or simply make it possible? You should write your answer in the form " A >causes/enables> B". Try to use phrases and sentences from the story to compose your answer when possible.
question:
story: Amy was friends with Erin and Sara. Erin and Sara had been making fun of Amy in class one day. Amy decided she no longer wanted to be their friend. She walked into class and sat across the room. Amy knew she made the right choice as they to giggled and whispered.
selected sentence: Amy was friends with Erin and Sara.
answer:
Amy goes to school with Erin and Sara. >Causes/Enables> Amy is friends with Erin and Sara

question:
story: My three year old son and I decided to mow the lawn. We checked the oil and filled the gas tank. He sat on my lap and played his Ipod while I drove. I noticed he had stopped playing after a few minutes. I looked down and he was sound asleep in my lap.
selected sentence: We checked the oil and filled the gas tank.
answer:
My three year old son and I decide to mow the lawn >Causes/Enables> We check the oil and fill the gas tank

question:
story: Ray was forced to go back to his hometown. Ray thought the trip would be boring. When he got there he was surprised at what he saw. Memories flooded back into his mind of his childhood. Ray had the best weekend of his life!
selected sentence: Ray thought the trip would be boring.
answer:
Ray is forced to go to his hometown >Causes/Enables> He thinks the trip will be boring