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 girl chose to clean out the closet, but not the garage, due to the _ being very dirty.
closet

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

The beam could no longer support the roof, as the _ was too weak for it.

beam