[Q]: How does the sentence end?

Mary chose to buy her friend chocolates over flowers for the Birthday. The

[A]: flowers were too expensive.

[Q]: How does the sentence end?

The music coming from the stereo was louder than the music coming from the computer because the speakers on the

[A]: computer were smaller.

[Q]: How does the sentence end?

Maria was shaking more during the performance than Betty because

[A]:
Maria was much more nervous.