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: The hollyhocks in her garden needed plenty of sun and water to moisten the soil. She made sure to give them a lot of the _ .

A: water
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Q: The boss let the workers work outside on the patio instead of in their offices because they were more productive at the _ .

A: patio
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Q: The woman could barely squeeze into the pants, while the shirts hung over her like a tent, because the _ were just so tight on her body.

A:
pants
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