Problem: How does the sentence end?

In the old days at the school, discipline was applied with a stick rather than the hand, as the
OPTIONS:
- stick tended to strike softer.
- hand tended to strike softer.
Answer: hand tended to strike softer.

sentence: The diamonds on the earrings were brighter than the ones on the ring although the ones on the OPTIONS:
- earrings were clearer.
- ring were clearer.
complete: ring were clearer.

When they happen to play poker Neil cheats but Samuel does not because
OPTIONS:
- Neil is honest.
- Samuel is honest.
Samuel is honest.

Input: Continue writing.

Mary was experiencing severe numbness in their hands but Megan felt fine, because
OPTIONS:
- Mary did not have carpal tunnel syndrome.
- Megan did not have carpal tunnel syndrome.

Continued: Megan did not have carpal tunnel syndrome.

Story needs to be completed:
Mr. Smith was eccentric, so he wore a rope in place of a belt, because the
OPTIONS:
- rope was costly.
- belt was costly.

My choice:
belt was costly.

Problem: How does the sentence end?

The local farm grew oats for the horses and vegetables for the townspeople; the people liked eating the
OPTIONS:
- vegetables during the winter.
- oats during the winter.
Answer:
vegetables during the winter.