[Q]: How does the sentence end?

Michael didn't have nearly the amount of creativity as Nelson, which is why 

[A]: Nelson succeeded at becoming an artist.


[Q]: How does the sentence end?

The waves destroyed the garage but left the house intact because the 

[A]: garage was so close to the shore.


[Q]: How does the sentence end?

The beach was a lot closer to Jessica and not Rachel because 

[A]:
Jessica lived near the coast.