Problem: How does the sentence end?

Elena wanted to read a story before bed but Maria said they were too tired.
Answer: Maria said to read alone.

Problem: How does the sentence end?

Jake stopped to grab a waffle before going to the bus station for his meeting, fortunately he had plenty of time because the
Answer: meeting was postponed.

Problem: How does the sentence end?

James wanted to travel with the two balls in his bag but he could not because the
Answer: bag is too small.

Problem: How does the sentence end?

The dog could not see that the pole is behind the fence because the
Answer:
pole is shorter.