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]: Cutting the wood with the chainsaw proved to be more difficult than the hand saw since the _ 's blades were dull.
[A]: chainsaw


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


[Q]: The shirt soaked in more of the water in one round than the towel did.  It turned out the _ is more absorbent.
[A]:
shirt