Problem: How does the sentence end?

The household was very old and some of the appliances needed to be replaced, including the washer but not the dryer because the 
Answer: washer was malfunctioning.

Problem: How does the sentence end?

Gabe wanted to bark tan his leather jacket for winter, so he bought the bark and ground it up into a powder. The 
Answer: bark was big and chunky.

Problem: How does the sentence end?

Erin was injured during the event but not Laura because 
Answer: Erin was right in the middle of the brawl.

Problem: How does the sentence end?

The man wanted to run the business out of his home office but the 
Answer:
business was too large.