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: 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 collar fit perfectly on the neck of the dog but it could still not pass through the door of its cage. The _ is small.

A: door
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Q: The dog had more problems with its joints than the puppy because the _ was younger.

A:
puppy
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