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: Alexis had cut down a Christmas tree in the woods. She brought it home and realized it was too tall. Instead, she set it on it's side. Then, she sawed off the bottom of the tree. When she put it up, it was the right size for her ceiling.
 selected sentence: Instead, she set it on it's side.
Student:
She want(s) to saw the bottom off of it >Motivates> She sets it on it's side