Teacher: This is a paraphrasing task. In this task, you're given a sentence and your task is to generate another sentence which express same meaning as the input using different words.
Teacher: Now, understand the problem? If you are still confused, see the following example:
Giraffes like Acacia leaves and hay, and they can consume 75 pounds of food a day.
Solution: A giraffe can eat up to 75 pounds of Acacia leaves and hay daily.
Reason: Input and output sentence have same meaning in different words.

Now, solve this instance: the dog looked more pained than normal .
Student:

Show your work and conclude with the exact phrasing "Therefore, the final answer is [answer]." where [answer] is just the final number or expression that solves the problem.
user
the dog looked even more hurt than usual .