QUES: Continue writing.

The household was preparing to send the children to school and bought pencils but not pens because the 

OPTIONS:
- pencils were required.
- pens were required.
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ANS: pencils were required.


QUES: Continue writing.

The solutions were a lot easier than what we thought the problems were, because the 

OPTIONS:
- solutions had few steps.
- problems had few steps.
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ANS: solutions had few steps.


QUES: Continue writing.

She didn't want to calculate the cost of the car instead of the scooter, since the 

OPTIONS:
- car was expensive.
- scooter was expensive.
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ANS: car was expensive.


QUES: Continue writing.

Brian is eager to read Joseph's new true crime novel because 

OPTIONS:
- Brian typically reads great fiction.
- Joseph typically reads great fiction.
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ANS:
Brian typically reads great fiction.