TASK DEFINITION: In this task, you will be given a short story. One sentence from the story is chosen. Consider the events that happen before that sentence, or are likely to have happened before it. Does any of them directly cause it, or simply make it possible? You should write your answer in the form " A >causes/enables> B". Try to use phrases and sentences from the story to compose your answer when possible.
PROBLEM: story: Becky was nervous for her test. She thought she wouldn't do well. She walked into the room scared. Then she took the test. It was easier than she was thought.
 selected sentence: Then she took the test.

SOLUTION: Becky walks into the testing room >Causes/Enables> Becky takes the test

PROBLEM: story: Whitney's dog is full of energy. She is always ready to play. I went over to her house and she immediately jumped on me. I threw her a rope and she chased it. Her dog is a playful pup.
 selected sentence: Her dog is a playful pup.

SOLUTION: Whitney's dog is full of energy >Causes/Enables> Her dog is a playful pup

PROBLEM: story: My neighborhood is full of old trees. One of them fell onto a house. It caused a lot of damage. The city had to come chop down a lot of trees. It was very sad to see the trees get taken down.
 selected sentence: My neighborhood is full of old trees.

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
I moved into a house in a neighborhood >Causes/Enables> We have old trees throughout the neighborhood

