Fill in the blank (_) in the following sentence from the following choices.
Sentence: I punctured my tire and pulled over to see if I could patch it or put on the spare. The hole was big so I used the _ .

Choice 1: I punctured my tire and pulled over to see if I could patch it or put on the spare. The hole was big so I used the patch .
Choice 2: I punctured my tire and pulled over to see if I could patch it or put on the spare. The hole was big so I used the spare .
Which of the choices is correct? Respond with only "1" or "2" and no additional text.
2
1.