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.

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

A: store
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Q: The horse needed special medication for its skin to treat the parasite that it was infected with, because the _ was inflamed.

A: skin
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Q: The bed was replaced by a futon in Jeff's bedroom because the _ is more convenient.

A:
futon
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