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: It was the first snowfall of the year. Schools were closed as were some businesses. Ed got to stay home with his kids. He felt like a big kid himself as he sledded with his young sons. It was a great way to feel young again.
 selected sentence: Schools were closed as were some businesses.

Snow falls >Causes/Enables> Schools close