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 children loved pulling the flowers but could not pull the weeds, as the _ were very delicate.
[A]: flowers


[Q]: The kids abused the slides in the playground, but took better care of the swings.  They just thought the _ were a terrible ride.
[A]: slides


[Q]: Paul's first business failed, but his career in law was successful.  He was incompetent with the _ .
[A]:
business