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]: Mary brought a ball to the field to play soccer, but she couldn't because the _ was flat.
[A]: ball


[Q]: Mike was hit by the gun at his foot then killed by the bat on his head, the effect of the _ was minimum.
[A]: gun


[Q]: As the green ink stain spread across her blue top, she wished it had been a _ pen that broke so the stain would have blended in with her blouse.
[A]:
Blue