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.
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Question: The man couldn't decide whether to cook on the stove inside or the grill outside. It was rainy, so the man chose _ .

Answer: stove


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

Answer: verbal


Question: The credit card payment posted early and additional charges were waived because the _ was received.

Answer:
payment