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.
Input: story: As a little kid I never got to play catch. My dad was always too tired from work. My mom thought it was silly. I would throw the ball up in the air and catch it myself. It wasn't the same but it kept me busy.
 selected sentence: It wasn't the same but it kept me busy.

I throw the ball >Causes/Enables> It keeps me busy