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: Chris changed out of his basketball shorts into swimming trunks before jumping in the river, because the _ were looser.

SOLUTION: shorts

PROBLEM: Yesterday at the barn we removed the apples from the bags because the _ were too large.

SOLUTION: apples

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

SOLUTION:
essay