Problem: 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
OPTIONS:
- salt might smell bad.
- oil might smell bad.
Answer: salt might smell bad.

sentence: Mary preferred using squats to tone her butt rather than the treadmill. The OPTIONS:
- squats was highly effective.
- treadmill was highly effective.
complete: squats was highly effective.

Every other day Randy delivered the newspaper to Nick who had a subscription, since it was
OPTIONS:
- Randy 's route.
- Nick 's route.
Randy 's route.

Input: Continue writing.

The manager came to the register to relieve the cashier since
OPTIONS:
- manager 's shift was just ending .
- cashier 's shift was just ending .

Continued: cashier 's shift was just ending .

Story needs to be completed:
I added spices to my cooking like salt and pepper. The
OPTIONS:
- salt makes the food taste salty.
- pepper makes the food taste salty.

My choice:
salt makes the food taste salty.

Problem: How does the sentence end?

Clarence didn't get any candy but instead bought popcorn at the theater instead. There wasn't a free refill with the
OPTIONS:
- candy .
- popcorn .
Answer:
candy .