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: Timmy was allergic to pineapples but not to bananas. The _ made him feel itchy and uncomfortable.

SOLUTION: pineapples

PROBLEM: My son didn't like the sports balls that he got compared to the discs, because the _ were second hand.

SOLUTION: balls

PROBLEM: The crane was useless to build the house, but we used the backhoe, as the _ was superfluous at that point.

SOLUTION:
crane