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 shrub needed to be pruned more than the tree because the _ had more leaves.
answer:
shrub


question:
Wanting to be comfortable, the woman placed a pillow on the sofa because the _ was stiff.
answer:
sofa


question:
The rejection letter was sitting in the mailbox and the man reached for a book instead, since the _ was upsetting.
answer:

letter