[Q]: How does the sentence end?

I noticed that Brian has a better metal detector than Kyle since
OPTIONS:
- Brian used cheap materials to build his detector.
- Kyle used cheap materials to build his detector.

[A]: Kyle used cheap materials to build his detector.

QUES: Continue writing.

We left the boat in the dock and took the barge instead, as the

OPTIONS:
- boat had a easy time on the wavy ocean.
- barge had a easy time on the wavy ocean.
+++++++++
ANS: barge had a easy time on the wavy ocean.

Problem: How does the sentence end?

My legs hurt more after walking through the store than they did when I walked through the mall because the floors at the
OPTIONS:
- store were carpeted.
- mall were carpeted.
Answer: mall were carpeted.

sentence: Victoria asked for some tips from Lindsey on dealing with an ear infection, because of OPTIONS:
- Victoria being unfamiliar with them.
- Lindsey being unfamiliar with them.
complete: Victoria being unfamiliar with them.

My friend took the ski but I took the snowboard since the
OPTIONS:
- ski looked rather shaky.
- snowboard looked rather shaky.
ski looked rather shaky.

Problem: Continue the following story.

We sold the necklace on the internet instead of at a store, because the
OPTIONS:
- internet was more secure for all the money involved.
- store was more secure for all the money involved.
Here's how I want to continue it:
internet was more secure for all the money involved.