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The man chose to rent the house instead of the trailer because the 
Here's how I want to continue it: house was more spacious.

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The carpet in the living room was much cleaner than the carpet in the basement because 
Here's how I want to continue it: living room is used very rarely.

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Ben needed to wash his shoes and shirts. He chose to wash the 
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shoes because he liked to walk with clean shoes.