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: My kitchen was filling up with trash. I picked up a bag to carry it to my trash can. I began to walk down my driveway with the bag. Suddenly, the bag ripped and trash fell everywhere. I cleaned up the spilled trash and put it in the trash can.
selected sentence: I began to walk down my driveway with the bag.

SOLUTION: I want(s) to walk >Motivates> I walk

PROBLEM: story: Robert never knew what to give his wife for her birthday. So he asked his secretary to choose for him. He came home with a nice box packaged for his wife. She opened it and frowned. Inside was a card signed by his secretary telling her everything.
selected sentence: So he asked his secretary to choose for him.

SOLUTION: Robert feel(s) clueless >Motivates> Robert's secretary chooses a birthday gift for Robert's wife

PROBLEM: story: Jason decided to go sledding. He found his sled in the garage. He walked to the big snowy hill. Jason climbed to the top with his sled. Jason went down the big hill on his sled.
selected sentence: He walked to the big snowy hill.

SOLUTION:
Jason like(s) the hill >Motivates> Jason goes to the hill