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: Cliff's new dog Sam had not been behaving very well. He had tried everything to get him to act okay. But nothing would work, so he signed him up for puppy school. Arriving at the school, he saw other dogs running around barking. Sam got excited and ran into the pen with the other dogs immediately.
selected sentence: He had tried everything to get him to act okay.
answer:
Cliff feel(s) worried >Motivates> Cliff tries next to make his dog act normal

question:
story: Tim went to get his oil changed. The mechanic told him that the belt on his engine is broken. He said if he doesn't fix it the car would shut down. He told Tim it would cost six hundred dollars to fix. Tim was upset but paid it anyway.
selected sentence: Tim was upset but paid it anyway.
answer:
Tim want(s) his car to be in good condition >Motivates> Tim pays the mechanic to fix the belt

question:
story: Tom ate a lot and got fatter and fatter. I asked him why he ate so much. He said it was because his wife, Mary, kept buying food. I asked Mary why she bought so much food. She said it was because Tom kept eating the food.
selected sentence: She said it was because Tom kept eating the food.
answer:
Tom feel(s) hungry >Motivates> Tom keeps eating the food