Jim would rehearse his lines in the closet rather than the ballroom because the 
OPTIONS:
- closet was very open.
- ballroom was very open.
ballroom was very open.

Mary started to run out of butter when she was making her shrimp scampi, so after she finished the dish the 
OPTIONS:
- shrimp was bland.
- butter was bland.
shrimp was bland.

We had a lot more fun at the party and not at the conference, since the 
OPTIONS:
- party was stressful.
- conference was stressful.
conference was stressful.