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: Tommy has a red balloon. It's his favorite color! But one day, the balloon lost it's air. Tommy was very sad. But he'll get a new balloon tomorrow, so it's not that bad.
selected sentence: But he'll get a new balloon tomorrow, so it's not that bad.

SOLUTION: Tommy decides to get a new balloon >Causes/Enables> Tommy will get a new balloon

PROBLEM: story: My kitchen was filling up with trash. I picked up a bag to carry it to my trash can. I began to walk down my driveway with the bag. Suddenly, the bag ripped and trash fell everywhere. I cleaned up the spilled trash and put it in the trash can.
selected sentence: I cleaned up the spilled trash and put it in the trash can.

SOLUTION: I grab the trash >Causes/Enables> I put the trash into the acn

PROBLEM: story: John was always really good at Soccer, so he decided to challenge Joe. Joe couldn't pass this up, and they began to play. They were both evenly matched, but Joe was pulling ahead. In the end, Joe won by over 30 points. They both laughed it off and went and got ice cream together.
selected sentence: They were both evenly matched, but Joe was pulling ahead.

SOLUTION:
Joe scores more points in the soccer match >Causes/Enables> Joe pulls ahead in the soccer match