instruction:
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.
question:
story: Ray gathered his friends to tell them a funny joke he heard. He started to tell the joke and realized he forgot how it ended. Ray tried to make up his own punchline to save his joke. All of his friends were confused and did not laugh. Ray tried to blame the friends for having no sense of humor.
 selected sentence: All of his friends were confused and did not laugh.
answer:
Ray's friends feel(s) unamused >Motivates> Ray's friends don't laugh


question:
story: The kid was writing his Christmas list. A new Nerf gun was at the top of the list. He dreamed of all the fun he could have with his friends. On Christmas morning, it was the first thing he opened. He was so happy!
 selected sentence: On Christmas morning, it was the first thing he opened.
answer:
The kid want(s) a Nerf gun >Motivates> The kid gets a Nerf gun


question:
story: Bryce stayed up all night playing video games. He woke up extremely late for school. Bryce missed his bus and was punished by his parents. He was no longer allowed to play video games on school nights. Bryce was so upset with his parents.
 selected sentence: Bryce stayed up all night playing video games.
answer:

Bryce like(s) playing >Motivates> Bryce plays


