[Q]: How does the sentence end?

My knee joint is less injured than my ankle joint so I'm trying not to put too much stress on the 

[A]: ankle joint if I can help it.


[Q]: How does the sentence end?

Since Eric received second place while Ian received first prize in the contest, 

[A]: Ian was awarded a gold medal.


[Q]: How does the sentence end?

Francois wanted to take a bath with his new scented salt, but his friend convinced him to try the bath oil instead because the 

[A]:
oil smelled so good.