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: We removed our dirty shoes on entering the kitchen, but put them back on in the den, because in the _ a clean floor was required.

A: kitchen
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Q: The girl chose to clean out the closet, but not the garage, due to the _ being very dirty.

A: closet
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Q: He needed to check the zoning laws of the city and county to build a pool in his backyard. The _ laws could not override the smaller area's laws.

A:
county
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