TASK DEFINITION: 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.
PROBLEM: Laura felt that it was It is easier to play a flute than a clarinet because it is a lot easier to make out the sounds of the _ .

SOLUTION: flute

PROBLEM: The teacher took students off of the playground and put them on the bus until the _ was full.

SOLUTION: bus

PROBLEM: The paintings fetched less at the auction than the vases did due to the _ being pristine.

SOLUTION:
vases