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: She had just gotten her first period not long ago, so she used a tampon with a string. She struggled to use the tampon because the _ was short.

A: string
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Q: He could send the flowers or the chocolates to her house, but the _ were ruined when they arrived in the afternoon.

A: chocolates
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Q: I tried on the pants and the shirts in the dressing room. The _ were too long.

A:
shirts
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