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 love of my wife and I is better than the bromance of my friend and I because the _ is stronger.
love

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

At the beach the kids wanted to collect either shells or sands, they chose the _ because they were ubiquitous.

sands