Problem: How does the sentence end?

Cynthia needed to lose weight but Angela did not because
OPTIONS:
- Cynthia was over twenty pounds under the recommended weight.
- Angela was over twenty pounds under the recommended weight.
Answer: Angela was over twenty pounds under the recommended weight.

sentence: Patricia wanted to be a spy as a kid and Carrie wanted to be a doctor, OPTIONS:
- Patricia worked for the hospital.
- Carrie worked for the hospital.
complete: Carrie worked for the hospital.

Fixing the washing machine better suited Jennifer and not Monica because
OPTIONS:
- Jennifer had horrible spacial reasoning.
- Monica had horrible spacial reasoning.
Monica had horrible spacial reasoning.

Input: Continue writing.

James decided to tear a paper when the nylon cannot be ripped off. The
OPTIONS:
- paper is weaker.
- nylon is weaker.

Continued: paper is weaker.

Story needs to be completed:
The stove was useless to prepare the meal, so we used the microwave instead, as the
OPTIONS:
- stove was functioning.
- microwave was functioning.

My choice:
microwave was functioning.

Problem: How does the sentence end?

Ian squeezed Ryan's hand at the funeral in an effort to comfort him because
OPTIONS:
- Ian was empathic.
- Ryan was empathic.
Answer:
Ian was empathic.