[Q]: How does the sentence end?

The worker tried to put the clothes on the shelves but the
OPTIONS:
- shelves were too large.
- clothes were too large.

[A]: clothes were too large.

QUES: Continue writing.

Rebecca wiped her glasses with a rag and then switched to a tissue, because the

OPTIONS:
- rag wasn't getting the job done.
- tissue wasn't getting the job done.
+++++++++
ANS: rag wasn't getting the job done.

Problem: How does the sentence end?

The athlete tried to wrap his ankle in the gauze but the
OPTIONS:
- ankle was too big.
- gauze was too big.
Answer: ankle was too big.

sentence: The man chose to rent the house instead of the trailer because the OPTIONS:
- trailer was more spacious.
- house was more spacious.
complete: house was more spacious.

Making clothes was harder for Rebecca than Elena because
OPTIONS:
- Rebecca was able to find complementary fabric slowly.
- Elena was able to find complementary fabric slowly.
Elena was able to find complementary fabric slowly.

Problem: Continue the following story.

Brian learned how to grow a long beard by watching Ian 's videos.
OPTIONS:
- Brian lacked authority on this topic.
- Ian lacked authority on this topic.
Here's how I want to continue it:
Brian lacked authority on this topic.