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: They were going to use some different numerals instead of regular numbers, since the _ were strange.

A: numerals
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Q: Alida received a written and a verbal warning at work, but the _ was better since it was unrecorded.

A: verbal
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Q: The journey over the hills was a lot less difficult than the trip through the woods, because the _ was on an easy path.

A:
journey
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