TASK DEFINITION: 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.
PROBLEM: story: I like to cook, and have a few favorite dishes. I often make a pot of rice, and toss a diced beet in to cook with it. My friend saw this once, and wanted to try the same thing. He mistakenly put the whole beet in without cutting it. I told him his mistake, and he was more successful the next time.
selected sentence: My friend saw this once, and wanted to try the same thing.

SOLUTION: I toss a beet >Causes/Enables> My friend wants to do the same thing

PROBLEM: story: Mommy told us that it is bedtime and we knew it was story time. My sister and I brushed our teeth and got into bed. We pulled the cover up to our cheeks Mommy came in and read us a story. Then she kissed us goodnight and turned out the lights.
selected sentence: My sister and I brushed our teeth and got into bed.

SOLUTION: My sister and I pick up our toothbrushes >Causes/Enables> My sister and I brush

PROBLEM: story: Beth was going to the bank on her way home from work. When she got to the bank there was a long line. She went to the store across the street instead. She asked if they would let her cash a check there. They cashed the check for her at the store.
selected sentence: When she got to the bank there was a long line.

SOLUTION:
Beth is going to the bank >Causes/Enables> Beth gets to the bank