[Q]: How does the sentence end?

The turmeric got messy after a few times so we used paprika afterwards as the 

[A]: paprika was dry.


[Q]: How does the sentence end?

Steven struggled with tying a bow tie, while Dennis did not, because 

[A]: Steven had never done it before.


[Q]: How does the sentence end?

The doctors like giving their patients the pill instead of the liquid, because the 

[A]:
pill was more helpful.