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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: Liam had brought some nuts for a snack on a school trip. Ted had asked if he could have some. Liam and Ted weren't really friends but Liam was nice. Ted threw the shells all over the bus floor. Liam had to stay late to clean the bus since he brought the snack.
selected sentence: Liam had to stay late to clean the bus since he brought the snack.
answer:
Liam gets told to stay late >Causes/Enables> Liam has to stay late

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story: Tom was at a party. Everybody was dancing but him. He didn't know how to dance. A cute girl took him by the hand and made him dance. Tom started to dance with her and liked it.
selected sentence: Tom started to dance with her and liked it.
answer:
A girl takes Tom to dance >Causes/Enables> Tom dances with the girl

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story: Michael has liked alicia for years. He was always too scared to confess. One day when they went out to the movies, he confessed to her. She did not like him that way. They hardly talk now.
selected sentence: They hardly talk now.
answer:
Alicia rejects Michael >Causes/Enables> Alicia and Michael hardly talk now