Fill in the blank (_) in the following sentence from the following choices.
Sentence: Maria bought an expensive piece of ruby jewelry for Jennifer because _  helped her out.

Choice 1: Maria bought an expensive piece of ruby jewelry for Jennifer because Maria  helped her out.
Choice 2: Maria bought an expensive piece of ruby jewelry for Jennifer because Jennifer  helped her out.
Which of the choices is correct? Respond with only "1" or "2" and no additional text.
2
2.