TASK DEFINITION: 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.
PROBLEM: story: Joe was going to a baseball game. He went with his friends. He was so bored. He found a game on his phone. He passed the time by playing on his phone all day.
selected sentence: He went with his friends.

SOLUTION: He feel(s) bored >Motivates> He went with friends

PROBLEM: story: Pippin fell asleep on my lap while I was watching TV this afternoon. His warm little body snuggled up against mine made me sleepy too. Suddenly he barked! I jumped up out of the chair to see who was at the door. Poor Pippin got dropped on the floor!
selected sentence: Pippin fell asleep on my lap while I was watching TV this afternoon.

SOLUTION: Pippin feel(s) sleepy >Motivates> Pippin falls asleep

PROBLEM: story: Tyler was so nervous to start his first day of middle school. When the big day came he got on his bus and sat with a friend. He learned that his friend was nervous too, that made him feel better. Tyler ended up having a wonderful first day of school after all. He went home and told his mom he had been nervous for nothing!
selected sentence: When the big day came he got on his bus and sat with a friend.

SOLUTION:
Tyler want(s) to be with his friend >Motivates> Tyler sits with his friend