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: Tom loved the game of basketball. Tom played every day. Tom even played during school. Tom's grades slipped. Tom was then kicked off the basketball team.
 selected sentence: Tom's grades slipped.

Tom studies less >Causes/Enables> Tom's grades slip