TASK DEFINITION: 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.
PROBLEM: story: Jake was making pasta. He ran out of sauce. He had to make it tasty. He mixed the pasta with 5 types of spices. His friends said it was the best pasta ever.
 selected sentence: His friends said it was the best pasta ever.

SOLUTION: Jake's friends like(s) the pasta >Motivates> Jake's friends compliment the pasta

PROBLEM: story: Sam read that his favorite author wrote a new book. The book was going to be on sale in two days. Sam set up camp outside the store to be first in line. He waited until the big day. Once the doors opened he ran to the shelves and got a book.
 selected sentence: The book was going to be on sale in two days.

SOLUTION: The author want(s) livelihood >Motivates> The author sells a book

PROBLEM: story: The man planted a tree. The tree grew to be very tall. One day their was a big storm. A branch fell from the tree. It broke a window of the man's house.
 selected sentence: The man planted a tree.

SOLUTION:
The man want(s) a tree >Motivates> The man plants a tree

