Problem: Continue the following story.

I thought the pesticide on my soil would keep the ants away, but it failed to as the 
OPTIONS:
- pesticide was weak.
- soil was weak.
Here's how I want to continue it: pesticide was weak.

Problem: Continue the following story.

Electronics were foreign to Adam so he asked his friend Neil who was an electrician since 
OPTIONS:
- Adam was a novice.
- Neil was a novice.
Here's how I want to continue it: Adam was a novice.

Problem: Continue the following story.

The new employee loved working with Samuel but hated working with Ryan for the reason that 
OPTIONS:
- Samuel did poorly at their job.
- Ryan did poorly at their job.
Here's how I want to continue it:
Ryan did poorly at their job.