Teacher: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.
Teacher: Now, understand the problem? Solve this instance: story: Our cats are very spoiled. They get their favorite treats and toys and lots of love. When it is time to eat, they patiently wait at the feeding station. When their food is prepared, they purr the entire time they eat. After dinner, they snuggle in their hammock until it is time to play.
 selected sentence: When their food is prepared, they purr the entire time they eat.
Student:
Our cats want(s) food >Motivates> Their food is prepared