Problem: How does the sentence end?

Out of fear, Matthew knocked the crutches out of Joseph's hand because 
Answer: Matthew was afraid.

Problem: How does the sentence end?

He raked lots of money by selling his coins but not so by selling CDs, it seems the 
Answer: CDs were common items.

Problem: How does the sentence end?

The chess game took a shorter time to set up than the checker game because the boy didn't remember where the 
Answer: checker pieces went.

Problem: How does the sentence end?

Kevin's broker recommended that he sell all his commodities and invest in bonds instead because the 
Answer:
commodities would be less profitable.