Problem: Continue the following story.

The acorn would one day become a tree, but for now was merely a seed, as the
OPTIONS:
- tree was its current state.
- seed was its current state.
Here's how I want to continue it: seed was its current state.

Problem: Continue the following story.

Pauline decided to wear the plain red t-shirt and not the tank with the bloody eyeball on it, because she felt the
OPTIONS:
- tank would conform with the norm.
- t-shirt would conform with the norm.
Here's how I want to continue it: t-shirt would conform with the norm.

Problem: Continue the following story.

Randy studied hard in their first year of college and Nick did not, which meant that
OPTIONS:
- Randy got good grades.
- Nick got good grades.
Here's how I want to continue it:
Randy got good grades.