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.

The store sold out of cookies long before salads because the _ were too boring.
salads

I selected the hammer instead of the mallet as my tool choice since the _ is heavier and I'm out of shape.
mallet

James bought a bag to put his stuff but the bag tore while loading it because the _ is too small.

bag