Story needs to be completed:
When they were in the hospital, Ian felt much worse than Leslie did because 
OPTIONS:
- Ian had a lower fever.
- Leslie had a lower fever.

My choice:
Leslie had a lower fever.
Problem: Continue the following story.

Erin never had as much money as Patricia because 
OPTIONS:
- Erin did not spend time managing her finances.
- Patricia did not spend time managing her finances.
Here's how I want to continue it: Erin did not spend time managing her finances.
Problem: The children played soccer using a balloon instead of a ball, because the 
OPTIONS:
- balloon seemed exciting.
- ball seemed exciting.

My choice: balloon seemed exciting.
[Q]: How does the sentence end?

Penny took a guided tour in a museum and hated the statues but not the paintings because the 
OPTIONS:
- statues were beautiful.
- paintings were beautiful.

[A]: paintings were beautiful.
QUES: Continue writing.

Angela asked Elena for the wedding date because 

OPTIONS:
- Angela was very forgetful about dates in general.
- Elena was very forgetful about dates in general.
+++++++++
ANS: Angela was very forgetful about dates in general.
QUES: Continue writing.

Samantha decided to stop being best friends with Sarah after 

OPTIONS:
- Samantha realized they were betraying them.
- Sarah realized they were betraying them.
+++++++++
ANS:
Samantha realized they were betraying them.