Problem: How does the sentence end?

The maid was cleaning up around the house and had to polish the mirror but not the statue because the 
Answer: mirror was dirty.

Problem: How does the sentence end?

Christopher put Jason into a burn barrel to dispose of the body, but 
Answer: Jason was not dead after all.

Problem: How does the sentence end?

Natalie told Tanya about a ghost that haunts the house,  but 
Answer: Tanya failed to believe her.

Problem: How does the sentence end?

The cutlass cannot cut the branches when James tried to prune the tree because the 
Answer:
cutlass is dull.