[Q]: How does the sentence end?

Maria learned how to make pineapple upside down cake from Carrie, but 

[A]: Maria could never quite get hers to taste the same.


[Q]: How does the sentence end?

Kayla kept getting into legal trouble almost daily instead of Amy, so 

[A]: Amy was rich.


[Q]: How does the sentence end?

The house was built out of bricks instead of logs because 

[A]:
logs provided for a flimsier foundation.