The old punching bag couldn't take more abuse before the gym would need to put a new chain on it, when boxers knocked it off the 
OPTIONS:
- punching bag .
- chain .
chain .

She liked carpentry a lot more than painting. She thought the 
OPTIONS:
- painting  was too hard.
- carpentry  was too hard.
painting  was too hard.

Fran took the alleyway to her home instead of the sidewalk, because using the 
OPTIONS:
- alleyway made it a longer distance.
- sidewalk made it a longer distance.
sidewalk made it a longer distance.