Problem: The death of the most important figure in her world was too much sorrow for her to bear. Therefore the 
OPTIONS:
- sorrow was wonderful.
- figure was wonderful.

My choice: figure was wonderful.


Problem: We ate our cereal out of cups instead of bowls because the 
OPTIONS:
- cups succeeded in holding the milk.
- bowls succeeded in holding the milk.

My choice: cups succeeded in holding the milk.


Problem: The attorney took the train on the way to the court instead of the bus because the 
OPTIONS:
- train was being fixed.
- bus was being fixed.

My choice: bus was being fixed.


Problem: Lonnie put mortar between the bricks with a spatula instead of a trowel, because the 
OPTIONS:
- spatula was inefficient.
- trowel was inefficient.

My choice:
trowel was inefficient.