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: The shrub needed to be pruned more than the tree because the _ had more leaves.

Answer: shrub


Question: The early morning soccer game was threatened by rain, so the team was concerned that the _ would be postponed.

Answer: game


Question: They liked the games that used rocks over the games that used marbles, because the _ were less fun to use.

Answer:
marbles