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.

[EX Q]: The couch was comfortable but the loveseat needed an extra cushion. The _ was new.
[EX A]: couch

[EX Q]: Peggy filled the bathtub with hot water and bubbles but not salts, because the _ smelled awful.
[EX A]: salts

[EX Q]: James cannot make a knot with the rope and he decided to use the thread. The _ is rigid.
[EX A]:
rope