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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: 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: His doctor told him that if he didn't stop, he would die.
answer:
His doctor want(s) him to live >Motivates> His doctor tells him to stop smoking

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story: Yesterday I needed new shoes. I drove around everywhere to find that perfect pair. Finally I bought some new ones. They were black. I wore them the next day.
selected sentence: They were black.
answer:
I like(s) black >Motivates> The shoes are black

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story: Our granddaughter's name is Ilsa. The parents would not tell us the name before the baby was born. Everyone was waiting for the child's birth to learn her name. We were told she was named after Ilsa from Casablanca. As this is my favorite movie I was very pleased.
selected sentence: We were told she was named after Ilsa from Casablanca.
answer:
They want(s) to tell us >Motivates> They tell us