instruction:
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.
question:
The dad played catch with his son, but he had trouble throwing and hitting the ball. The _ was too much trouble.
answer:
hitting


question:
The person's grandparent slept later on the weekend than the weekday because they didn't have to work on the _ .
answer:
weekend


question:
Jesse played the violin and the cello, but preferred the _ because he would be able to generally play the melody.
answer:

violin