[Q]: How does the sentence end?

The skin on the apple was shiny but the orange was blotchy because the

[A]: orange was past its best.

[Q]: How does the sentence end?

Megan challenged Natalie to a one-on-one game of cricket, but

[A]: Natalie explained that cricket is a team sport you can't play one-on-one.

[Q]: How does the sentence end?

Brett helped Dennis write a modern day mystery book because

[A]:
Dennis was a archaic writer.