Problem: How does the sentence end?

The chemicals that I bought didn't clean the counters well because the
OPTIONS:
- chemicals were too dirty.
- counters were too dirty.
Answer: counters were too dirty.

sentence: He was less interested in music and more in sport because the OPTIONS:
- music was more difficult with his bad hearing.
- sport was more difficult with his bad hearing.
complete: music was more difficult with his bad hearing.

Joseph helped Donald with writing his historical fiction book because
OPTIONS:
- Joseph was more experienced in the field.
- Donald was more experienced in the field.
Joseph was more experienced in the field.

Input: Continue writing.

The carp hooked on the line was fighting hard, so Rachel asked Megan for help reeling it in since
OPTIONS:
- Rachel was strong.
- Megan was strong.

Continued: Megan was strong.

Story needs to be completed:
I drank more wine than beer because the
OPTIONS:
- wine had tasted really delicious to me.
- beer had tasted really delicious to me.

My choice:
wine had tasted really delicious to me.

Problem: How does the sentence end?

The chef tried to put the kumquat in the bowl but the
OPTIONS:
- bowl was too small.
- kumquat was too small.
Answer:
bowl was too small.