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: The shotgun made a bigger hole in the target than the pistol because the _ was weak.

SOLUTION: pistol

PROBLEM: Jane needed the braces the dentist put on her teeth there because the _ are weak.

SOLUTION: teeth

PROBLEM: Jan's mailbox was hit by a car with a dog in it, and she reported it to the cops. But the _ was stable.

SOLUTION:
car