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]: Jack turned on the fan in the bathroom, but the odor was still there after 30 minutes. The _ was weak.
[A]: fan


[Q]: The car engine outperformed the bus engine simply because the _ was inefficient during the test run.
[A]: bus


[Q]: The water left lighter marks on the table than on the floor because it was sitting for a longer time on the _ .
[A]:
floor