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: The man made a date. He was excited to go. He got ready for the date. He went to the meeting spot. His date never showed up.
selected sentence: He was excited to go.

SOLUTION: The man has a date >Causes/Enables> The man is excited to go

PROBLEM: story: A boy had his father come in to tuck him in, like every night. He asked his dad to look under the bed for monsters. Under the bed he found a stuffed dinosaur. It was his favorite, an apatosaurus. It was the father's birthday and this was his present.
selected sentence: He asked his dad to look under the bed for monsters.

SOLUTION: The boy sees Something under his bed >Causes/Enables> The boy thinks it's a monster

PROBLEM: story: Ramona was walking home from school. All of a sudden it started to pour outside. Ramona didn't have an umbrella. By the time she got home she was soaking wet! Afterwards, Ramona quickly changed into dry clothes.
selected sentence: Ramona didn't have an umbrella.

SOLUTION:
Ramona doesn't get an umbrella >Causes/Enables> Ramona doesn't have an umbrella