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: My pencil broke. I decided to sharpen it. Then, my sharpener broke. I got fed up and decided to buy some mechanical pencils. Now, I didn't have to deal with sharpeners so I was happy!
 selected sentence: My pencil broke.

I write with my pencil >Causes/Enables> My pencil breaks