instruction:
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.
question:
Chris changed out of his basketball shorts into swimming trunks before jumping in the river, because the _ were looser.
answer:
shorts


question:
The girl used the crimper more than the straight iron because the _ made her hair straight.
answer:
iron


question:
Last year we replaced the cement patio with a brick patio because the _ patio looked gawdy.
answer:

cement