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: It was Christmas morning. Becky dug into her stocking candy, eating a lot. She was sick before breakfast. And felt ill the rest of the day. Becky no longer likes candy as much anymore.
 selected sentence: And felt ill the rest of the day.

SOLUTION: Becky feel(s) ill >Motivates> Becky felt ill all day 

PROBLEM: story: Linda wanted to cook a special dinner for her boyfriend. It took a lot of work, but the dinner was finished just as he arrived. He loved every bite of it. Now, he asks Linda to cook every time he visits. She wishes she hadn't cooked so well, because she hates to cook.
 selected sentence: It took a lot of work, but the dinner was finished just as he arrived.

SOLUTION: Linda want(s) to cook >Motivates> Linda cooks

PROBLEM: story: Ted spent a lot of time playing video games. A new video game was coming out soon. Ted saved up money so that he could buy it. When the game came out he bought it immediately. He spent the next week playing the game.
 selected sentence: Ted spent a lot of time playing video games.

SOLUTION:

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
Ted like(s) playing games >Motivates> Ted plays games

