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 shotgun made a bigger hole in the target than the pistol because the _ was weak.
answer:
pistol


question:
The heavy bleeding coming out of the nose was entering the mouth because the _ was expelling so much blood.
answer:
nose


question:
The trees grew better on the mountain than on the plain, although _ had better soil.
answer:

plain