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:
We took the tools out of their individual bags and put them in boxes, as we wanted them together, so the _ were no longer needed to store them properly.
answer:
bags


question:
The tree looked a lot nicer than the bush, because the _ was always left alone.
answer:
bush


question:
I had been using my phone to keep track of security codes, but switched to a notebook because the _ won't die, making it more reliable.
answer:

notebook