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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.
question:
story: Pat had been training for her first 5K all summer. She ran the Fall Festival race. She had set a goal to finish in 30 minutes flat. She pushed herself as hard as she could. She finished the race in just a little over 29 minutes!
selected sentence: Pat had been training for her first 5K all summer.
answer:
Pat decides to train >Causes/Enables> Pat trains

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story: It was christmas morning in West Virginia. Hailey went down first very early to see what Santa had left. There were all size presents under the tree for her and her family. Hailey hears a small chirping, and looks to see what it is. It was a nest, with a baby bird in the tree, the smallest present.
selected sentence: There were all size presents under the tree for her and her family.
answer:
It is Christmas morning in West Virginia >Causes/Enables> There are all size presents under the tree

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story: Our 2 year old granddaughter visited us in Boston this weekend. She lives in NYC. She was leaving on Monday. We tried to take a photo of her with us. She did not want a photo but we got one.
selected sentence: She was leaving on Monday.
answer:
Our 2 year old granddaughter visits >Causes/Enables> She leaves