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.
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Question: James could not finish writing his essay within the minute the teacher gave him. The _ is long.

Answer: essay


Question: He offered to make her the cake and the pizza, but the _ burned in the oven when he tried making it.

Answer: pizza


Question: In the beginning of the softball tournament they used wooden bats over the metal bats as the _ were sturdy.

Answer:
metal bats