[Q]: How does the sentence end?

The new blue basketball would not fit through the hoop because the 

[A]: hoop is too narrow.


[Q]: How does the sentence end?

The woman sprayed cleaner on the mirror but skipped the countertop because the 

[A]: countertop was clean.


[Q]: How does the sentence end?

Bob would rather fill his emergency fund using his mobile instead of the bank because the 

[A]:
bank was closed.