TASK DEFINITION: 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.
PROBLEM: story: Tom had a really nice white shirt. One day he tried to do laundry. He accidentally left a red sock with his white clothes. Tom's nice shirt was turned light pink. He never wore it again.
selected sentence: He never wore it again.

SOLUTION: Tom's shirt gets stained >Causes/Enables> Tom never wears the shirt again

PROBLEM: story: Ryan's dad was trying to teach him to hit a ball with a bat. He would throw the ball gently. Ryan would try to hit the ball. They did this for a long time. Finally, Ryan hit the ball high into the air.
selected sentence: He would throw the ball gently.

SOLUTION: Ryan's dad is playing the pitcher >Causes/Enables> Ryan's dad throws the ball

PROBLEM: story: It was a slow day at the library. A librarian tried to pass the time by reading. She started to read a page when she heard a noise. It was a person banging on the front door. The person shouted that the door was locked and he wanted to come in.
selected sentence: A librarian tried to pass the time by reading.

SOLUTION:
It is a slow day at the library >Causes/Enables> A librarian tries to pass time by reading