[Q]: How does the sentence end?

The stove was useless to prepare the meal, so we used the microwave instead, as the

[A]: microwave was functioning.

[Q]: How does the sentence end?

We took the wheat out of the cattle feed and substituted rice, as the

[A]: wheat was lacking in the proper nutrients.

[Q]: How does the sentence end?

After the dog peed on the carpet, Ryan cleaned it instead of William because

[A]:
William is a messy person.