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: Lonnie put mortar between the bricks with a spatula instead of a trowel, because the _ was inefficient.

A: trowel
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Q: The man took lots of pills to calm his nerves but the _ were too strong.

A: nerves
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Q: In our plant garden, the grape vines grew faster than the cucumbers because the _ 's leaves were tiny.

A:
cucumbers
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