You need to answer a given question containing a blank (_). Your answer must be one of the two objects mentioned in the question, for example "trophy" and "suitcase". Your answer must not contain a word that is not present in the question. Please don't use articles (e.g., the, a) before the answer.

Q: The shrub needed to be pruned more than the tree because the _ had more leaves.

A: shrub
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Q: John had to beat the drum harder to make it sound above the crowd noise. The _ had been too quiet.

A: drum
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Q: When he was on a skateboard, he bent his knees, but not his elbows, the _ are straight.

A:
elbows
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