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: Wilhelm swung the baseball bat at the ball and hit it with his great strength. The _ shattered into wood shards from the force of the blow.

SOLUTION: bat

PROBLEM: The store sold out of cookies long before salads because the _ were too boring.

SOLUTION: salads

PROBLEM: I used a battery to take pictures with the camera and put them in an album until the _ needed charging.

SOLUTION:
battery