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:
The scraper could easily remove the paint that had been sitting there for years, as the _ was so fragile.
answer:
paint


question:
The story ended with the spaceship crashing instead of blowing up the planet, leaving the _ intact .
answer:
planet


question:
The struggling golfer hit his putt across the green toward the final hole but missed because the _ was too rough.
answer:

putt