[Q]: How does the sentence end?

People consider Patricia to be less intelligent than Laura due to 

[A]: Laura being a professor.


[Q]: How does the sentence end?

Neil decided to embrace the beliefs of Derrick, even though 

[A]: Neil wasn't asked to do so.


[Q]: How does the sentence end?

Rachel was a much better cook than Mary because 

[A]:
Mary couldn't even boil eggs correctly.