Problem: How does the sentence end?

Charles had to get lemons for the recipe and not berries because the
Answer: lemons were listed.

Problem: How does the sentence end?

Megan got into more trouble than Mary got into because the friends of
Answer: Mary were saints.

Problem: How does the sentence end?

Neil was having trouble dealing with death and asked Nelson for advice for
Answer: Neil had never dealt with this issue.

Problem: How does the sentence end?

Nate was unexpectedly early to his appointment today. So while waiting he compared the time on his watch to the wall clock and concluded the
Answer:
clock must be running slow.