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.

[Q]: John had to beat the drum harder to make it sound above the crowd noise. The _ had been too quiet.
[A]: drum


[Q]: The grip of the anvil cannot bend the iron bar because the _ is weak.
[A]: grip


[Q]: More bottles could not be kept in the chests because the _ are not that small.
[A]:
bottles