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: John took a sip of the milk and spat it on the food in front of him. The _ is putrid.

SOLUTION: milk

PROBLEM: John dusted the furniture in his room with a towel and it got the _ dirty.

SOLUTION: towel

PROBLEM: I decided to go to the barbershop instead of my usual salon because I just needed a trim and the _ was slower and expensive.

SOLUTION:
salon