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: Tom was trying to make hamburgers. He found some old meat in the freezer. He wasn't sure if it was still good. Tom noticed a bad smell when he started cooking it. He decided not to risk it.
selected sentence: He decided not to risk it.

SOLUTION: Tom's hamburger meat smells bad >Causes/Enables> Tom decides not to risk it

PROBLEM: story: John and I decided we wanted to see a baseball game today. We walked to the park and bought tickets. After the game started we bought hot dogs and sodas. The home team lost the game. We walked home sad.
selected sentence: We walked home sad.

SOLUTION: John and I leave the game >Causes/Enables> John and I walk home

PROBLEM: story: Kelly and her friends went to see a speaker in the auditorium. The girls were bored out of their minds. They had no idea what to do. Kelly ended up falling asleep. Her friends had to wake her up.
selected sentence: Her friends had to wake her up.

SOLUTION:
Kelly falls asleep >Causes/Enables> Kelly's friends wake her up