[Q]: How does the sentence end?

The piercing on the ear hurt worse to get than the one on the tongue because the 

[A]: tongue had been numbed.


[Q]: How does the sentence end?

The school replaced the stained carpet in the auditorium with hardwood, the 

[A]: hardwood was trendy.


[Q]: How does the sentence end?

For lunch at work, George decided on veggies instead of a fries because the 

[A]:
veggies were healthier.