Task: Question Answering
Input (English): Passage: Paul sighed to himself . There was no point in putting it off any longer ; it was time to empty his sink . One half was full of dirty dishes that had been soaking , and the other half was empty . First he reached his hand into the full side and pulled out the sink plug , allowing the water to drain . Then , after applying a liberal amount of dish soap to his sponge , he proceeded to scrub all of the dirty dishes , moving them from one side of the sink to the other as he did so . Finally , he rinsed all the dishes and placed them into the rubber dish holder , where they could slowly dry out . He looked down at his handiwork with satisfaction at having accomplished his goal of emptying out the sink and washing all of his dishes . Question: What did Paul rinse clean? Option1: The dishes Option2: The sponge.
Output (English): The dishes