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: Mary went to a store. Mom told her to buy four things. In the store she could not remember what the fourth thing was. She had to call her mom. She told her to buy butter.
selected sentence: Mom told her to buy four things.

SOLUTION: Mary's mom want(s) Mary to buy four things >Motivates> Mary's mom tells Mary to buy the four things

PROBLEM: story: I was eating with a male friend at a reasonably nice restaurant. There was a man and a woman on the other side of the table. All of a sudden, a woman came right through them. She hits the man's head with her bag. After that, she walks away with tears in her eyes.
selected sentence: I was eating with a male friend at a reasonably nice restaurant.

SOLUTION: I feel(s) hungry >Motivates> I eat

PROBLEM: story: Anna loved gymnastics. She wanted to be a professional gymnast when she grew up. So she was eager to try out for her high school gymnastics team! She tried out and was happy to find she had made the team. Not only that - the other members had voted her team captain!
selected sentence: Anna loved gymnastics.

SOLUTION:
Anna like(s) competition >Motivates> Anna loves gymnastics