TASK DEFINITION: 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.
PROBLEM: She had just gotten her first period not long ago, so she used a tampon with a string. She struggled to use the tampon because the _ was short.

SOLUTION: string

PROBLEM: Bill had complicated feelings about getting a car after his motorcycle died because the _ possessed a lot of new features.

SOLUTION: car

PROBLEM: He lit a candle to help with the smell while he applied shoe polish to his boots, since the _ smelt lovely.

SOLUTION:
candle