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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 of the participants in the sentence and those affected by it. Is any of these emotions caused by the sentence? You should write your answer in the form " A >Causes> B". Try to use phrases and sentences from the story to compose your answer when possible. For the sentence describing the result, you must use the verb feel(s).
question:
story: Lilith was sure this was the end for her. She'd been sick for a week, and the last of her tissues was gone. This couch piled with blankets and used tissues would be her grave. Already she could feel her nose dribbling again, the end approaching. But she was saved when her brother returned & tossed a new box to her.
selected sentence: But she was saved when her brother returned & tossed a new box to her.
answer:
He gives her tissues >Causes> She feel(s) grateful

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story: Dave wanted to dunk on his basketball hoop. He got his ladder out and lowered the hoop. Dave hopped off the ladder and got a ball. He took a running start and jumped with the ball. Dave dunked so hard the hoop fell off.
selected sentence: He got his ladder out and lowered the hoop.
answer:
Dave lowers basketball hoop >Causes> Dave feel(s) optimistic

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story: Greg never liked the snow as a child. As he got older he learned how to ski. He came to love the snow then. As he got older the cold began to bother his back. Greg now would rather stay near the warm fireplace.
selected sentence: As he got older he learned how to ski.
answer:
Greg learned how to ski >Causes> Greg feel(s) accomplished