instruction:
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.
question:
Mary was unsure if the spot on the couch was from the pen or marker, then she realized it couldn't be the _ because the cap was on.
answer:
marker


question:
There was a journal and a book on the nightstand. I picked up the _ to continue writing from where I left off.
answer:
journal


question:
Going for a swim was bad at the beach not because of the jellyfish but of the garbage since the _ was close by.
answer:

garbage