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In this task, you will be given a short story. One sentence from the story is chosen. Consider the likely emotions and basic human drives of the participants in that sentence. Does any of these states of mind/feelings motivate the participant to do what happens in that sentence? You should write your answer in the form " A >Motivates> B". Try to use phrases and sentences from the story to compose your answer when possible. For the motivation sentence, you must choose a verb from :feel(s), want(s) or like(s). There will always be some motivation in the given story.
question:
story: Linda wanted to cook a special dinner for her boyfriend. It took a lot of work, but the dinner was finished just as he arrived. He loved every bite of it. Now, he asks Linda to cook every time he visits. She wishes she hadn't cooked so well, because she hates to cook.
selected sentence: It took a lot of work, but the dinner was finished just as he arrived.
answer:
Linda want(s) to cook >Motivates> Linda cooks

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story: My dog ate a whole plate of bacon by himself. He got a bad stomachache. We had to feed him some medicine. Once the medicine worked, he looked like he felt much better. He still ate bacon whenever he could find it.
selected sentence: We had to feed him some medicine.
answer:
My dog feel(s) sick >Motivates> My dog gets medicine

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story: Jeff has to fire Scott because he never shows up to work. At first Jeff was nervous and didn't want to upset Scott. The day that Scott was to get fired he called in sick. This upset Jeff because he needed Scott to be at work that day. This made Jeff's job a lot easier to fire him because he was mad.
selected sentence: This upset Jeff because he needed Scott to be at work that day.
answer:
Jeff feel(s) annoyed >Motivates> Jeff is upset