[Q]: cause?

The mother scolded her daughter.

OPTIONS:
- Her daughter burped at the kitchen table.
- Her daughter set the kitchen table.
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[A]: Her daughter burped at the kitchen table.

[Q]: cause?

The dust came off the desk.

OPTIONS:
- I wiped the desk with a cloth.
- I removed the books from the desk.
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[A]: I wiped the desk with a cloth.

[Q]: cause?

Marine life diminished.

OPTIONS:
- Boats sailed through the ocean.
- Oil spilled into the ocean.
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[A]:
Oil spilled into the ocean.