instruction:
In this task, you will be given a short story. One sentence from the story is chosen. Consider the likely emotions and basic human drives of the participants in that sentence. Does any of these states of mind/feelings motivate the participant to do what happens in that sentence? You should write your answer in the form " A >Motivates> B". Try to use phrases and sentences from the story to compose your answer when possible. For the motivation sentence, you must choose a verb from :feel(s), want(s) or like(s). There will always be some motivation in the given story.
question:
story: Charlie had made dinner last week and frozen it. It was lasagna. He took it out of the freezer and put it in the oven. It took two hours to bake! The lasagna dried out too much and was no good.
selected sentence: It was lasagna.
answer:
Charlie like(s) lasagna >Motivates> Charlie makes lasagna

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story: Ed was going on a vacation to Florida. He went by himself. He sat in his hotel lonely. He wished he had gone with friends. Ed ended up talking with his friends on the phone the whole trip.
selected sentence: He wished he had gone with friends.
answer:
Ed feel(s) lonely >Motivates> Ed wishes his friends were with him

question:
story: Tina and her friends were excited to go on a hot air balloon. It was the first time they were able to go on a hot air balloon. The girls were thrilled to experience this day. As the girls went in the air, the girls were very happy. The view from above was amazing.
selected sentence: The girls were thrilled to experience this day.
answer:
The girls feel(s) excitement >Motivates> The girls are thrilled