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 wanted to learn how to fly. I prayed I would wake up with a pair of wings. I wanted to fly away from that place and never be found. I knew it wasn't possible. Still, I dreamed of the day I could escape.
selected sentence: Still, I dreamed of the day I could escape.

SOLUTION: I hate my life >Causes/Enables> I want to escape

PROBLEM: story: My daughter is afraid to try new foods. I was happy that I talked her into trying a bag of mixed nuts. Soon after she ate some of the nuts she stopped breathing. In a panic, I called 911. She lived but found out the hard way that she has a severe nut allergy
selected sentence: I was happy that I talked her into trying a bag of mixed nuts.

SOLUTION: My daughter agrees to try nuts >Causes/Enables> I am happy

PROBLEM: story: The best friends always take a girls trips. This year they went to New York. They went shopping. They saw a Broadway show. They always have a great time catching up.
selected sentence: They always have a great time catching up.

SOLUTION:
The best friends take a girls trip >Causes/Enables> They enjoy catching up