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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.
question:
story: John walked outside one weekend morning. He noticed that his yard was incredibly sloppy and overgrown. John went to his shed and pulled out his lawn mower. After starting it up, John began to mow his lawn. He worked for an hour, and then his yard looked great again.
selected sentence: He noticed that his yard was incredibly sloppy and overgrown.
answer:
john walks into the yard >Causes/Enables> He notices his yard is sloppy

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story: I sat to eat an egg salad sandwich when I got a text. MY girlfriend told me she was coming over. So I scarf down my sandwich and just in the shower. I get out and notice a foul smell, egg salad. Right as I'm going for a spray she walks in, she thought it was me.
selected sentence: MY girlfriend told me she was coming over.
answer:
I got a text >Causes/Enables> My girlfriend told me she was coming over.

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story: Thomas smoked 2 or 3 packs of cigarettes per day. After a few years, Thomas started to get sick. His doctor told him that if he didn't stop, he would die. Thomas wouldn't stop smoking. Thomas got COPD and died in a few years.
selected sentence: After a few years, Thomas started to get sick.
answer:
Thomas smokes cigarettes >Causes/Enables> Thomas gets sick