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.
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Question: Mike chose to buy his jeans at the store rather than the outlet, because _ was cheaper .

Answer: store


Question: I wanted to learn to operate a bulldozer this summer at the mine, so I asked my uncle to show me how to operate the _ .

Answer: bulldozer


Question: I had just finished braiding my hair and needed to tie off the ends with a ribbon or a rubber band.  The _ was pretty.

Answer:
ribbon