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: Joey was excited that a new family was moving in next door. He took his basketball over when he saw there were two boys. The three kids went to the playground and played hoops for an hour. Joey invited them over for dinner since they hadn't unpacked boxes. The three boys became the best of friends that first day.
selected sentence: Joey was excited that a new family was moving in next door.
answer:
Joey want(s) Someone to play with >Motivates> Joey is excited that a new family is moving in next door

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story: Harry Henry decided to take the day of work and go fishing. He arrived at his favorite spot, only to find too many people there. He went to a new spot and was worried he would catch nothing. But each time he threw in his line he immediately caught a fish. After catching fifteen catfish, he decided to go home and clean them.
selected sentence: After catching fifteen catfish, he decided to go home and clean them.
answer:
Harry Henry want(s) to go home >Motivates> Harry Henry decides to go home

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story: Bob went to the park with his dog Spot. He picked up a stick off the ground. Spot looked up at his owner expectantly. After some teasing, Bob threw the stick across the grass. Spot happily chased after it.
selected sentence: Spot looked up at his owner expectantly.
answer:
Spot want(s) to play >Motivates> Spot looks up at Bob