Problem: Continue the following story.

Leslie really enjoyed being able to play volleyball but Craig did not because 
OPTIONS:
- Leslie was very sedentary.
- Craig was very sedentary.
Here's how I want to continue it: Craig was very sedentary.
Problem: Ian spent half an hour cracking Joseph's back and neck, because 
OPTIONS:
- Ian was a paying customer.
- Joseph was a paying customer.

My choice: Joseph was a paying customer.
[Q]: How does the sentence end?

Neil asked Michael what it was like to go to war because 
OPTIONS:
- Neil was a pacifist.
- Michael was a pacifist.

[A]: Neil was a pacifist.
QUES: Continue writing.

They tried to give the puppy the option to pee on the newspaper instead of going to the yard, because the 

OPTIONS:
- yard was more convenient.
- newspaper was more convenient.
+++++++++
ANS: newspaper was more convenient.
Problem: How does the sentence end?

My friend took the ski but I took the snowboard since the 
OPTIONS:
- ski looked rather steady.
- snowboard looked rather steady.
Answer: snowboard looked rather steady.
sentence: Jeffrey improved their game more than Steven did because  OPTIONS:
- Jeffrey had spent time practicing more.
- Steven had spent time practicing more.
complete:
Jeffrey had spent time practicing more.