[Q]: How does the sentence end?

I tried to fit the jacket into the backpack, but the 
OPTIONS:
- backpack was too compact.
- jacket was too compact.

[A]: backpack was too compact.


[Q]: How does the sentence end?

The cupcakes that my mom made could not fit on the shelves, because the 
OPTIONS:
- shelves were too few.
- cupcakes were too few.

[A]: shelves were too few.


[Q]: How does the sentence end?

Nick was unable to complete the goal as opposed to Joseph, due to 
OPTIONS:
- Nick being lackadaisical.
- Joseph being lackadaisical.

[A]:
Nick being lackadaisical.