instruction:
In this task, you're given the title and three arbitrary sentences out of a five-sentence story. You are also given three additional sentence options, a, b, and c, that may or may not belong to the story. Your job is to pick the two options that seamlessly connect with the rest of the story; note that the selected choices may fit into the story at any point. Indicate your selected choices in order, i.e., as 'ab'/'bc'/'ac' and not as 'ba'/'ca'/'cb'. If options are equally plausible, pick the ones that make more sense.
question:
Title: They were okay, thankfully, and told him to invite his boyfriend over. Ned was nervous, but asked his boyfriend Tim to dinner. Everyone was calm and having a wonderful time together! Choices: a. When they all sat down to eat, Ned's nerves eased, then dissolved. b. Ned had told his parents he was gay. c. Tom and his daughter were very disappointed.
answer:
ab

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Title: Emma joined track in third grade. Her parents and sister came to her first meet. They watched as the teams did a loop around the track. Choices: a. They were proud when Emma ended up coming in third place. b. Now that he can't see the planes, the dog barks less often. c. They cheered Emma on as the race started.
answer:
ac

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Title: He woke up too late and groggy. He decided to force himself to sleep earlier. He was less groggy, at least. Choices: a. They started a similar store that competed on price. b. Tom wanted to fix his sleep schedule. c. Tom realized that he wound up just sleeping longer.
answer:
bc