[Q]: How does the sentence end?

As an army recruit we learned to shoot a gun and keep aware of our watch for time. The 

[A]: watch was silent.


[Q]: How does the sentence end?

Maria wanted a pet bird while Kayla was against it, as 

[A]: Maria had loved birds since they were a child.


[Q]: How does the sentence end?

Yesterday, when Ian saw Ryan's footprint in the fresh cement, 

[A]:
Ian felt a bit annoyed.