Story needs to be completed:
It was easier to deal with the new car than the new job because the

My choice:
job was a bigger change.

Story needs to be completed:
The teacher wrote the sentence on the blackboard instead of the dry erase board, because the

My choice:
blackboard was bigger.

Story needs to be completed:
The splinter hurt worse than the thorn did although the

My choice:
thorn was embedded deeper in the skin.

Story needs to be completed:
The boy knows how to use commas, but can't figure out apostrophes, so the

My choice:
apostrophes are demanding to learn.