[Q]: How does the sentence end?

The yard of Rachel was a disaster compared to the yard of Victoria, by reason of 

[A]: Rachel being lazy.


[Q]: How does the sentence end?

Along with her husband, Elena has been going to counseling, though Felicia has not. 

[A]: Elena is in an unhappy marriage.


[Q]: How does the sentence end?

The temperature today here is a lot worse than the weather in my home town, because the 

[A]:
weather is above freezing.