Detailed Instructions: In this task, you will be shown a short story with a beginning, two potential middles, and an ending. Your job is to choose the middle statement that makes the story coherent / plausible by writing "1" or "2" in the output. If both sentences are plausible, pick the one that makes most sense.
Problem:Beginning: Mary stopped at the store to buy something for the office picnic. Middle 1: Everyone at the pasta salad Mary bought instead of her co-worker's. Middle 2: Everyone ate the potato salad the co-worker brought instead of Mary's. Ending: Mary said her co-worker's potato salad must have spoiled.
Solution:
1