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.

[EX Q]: Larry used the microwave instead of the stove to cook his food because the _ cooked faster.
[EX A]: microwave

[EX Q]: Alida received a written and a verbal warning at work, but the _ was better since it was unrecorded.
[EX A]: verbal

[EX Q]: The bugs were destroyed by the lamp but were unharmed by the swatter, as the _ was harmless to them.
[EX A]:
swatter