Fill in the blank (_) in the following sentence from the following choices.
Sentence: John had to print more shirts to circulate within the team members. The _ are few.

Choice 1: John had to print more shirts to circulate within the team members. The shirts are few.
Choice 2: John had to print more shirts to circulate within the team members. The members are few.
Which of the choices is correct? Respond with only "1" or "2" and no additional text.
1
1.