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]: Jane had to fence with either a sword or a stick, but the _ was too dull.
[A]: stick


[Q]: I drank water instead of soda because the fever got worse when I drank the _ .
[A]: soda


[Q]: Lindsay loved writing, especially when she wrote stories and poems. The _ she writes are funny.
[A]:
poems