TASK DEFINITION: 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.
PROBLEM: The couch was comfortable but the loveseat needed an extra cushion. The _ was new.

SOLUTION: couch

PROBLEM: The tie got torn when it was used to pull up a load from a ditch because the _ is weak.

SOLUTION: tie

PROBLEM: The record store sold more CDs than vinyl records because _ players were much less common.

SOLUTION:
record