Fill in the blank (_) in the following sentence from the following choices.
Sentence: When it comes to cooking, Elena takes more time to prepare food than Sarah because _ pay more attention to details.

Choice 1: When it comes to cooking, Elena takes more time to prepare food than Sarah because Elena pay more attention to details.
Choice 2: When it comes to cooking, Elena takes more time to prepare food than Sarah because Sarah pay more attention to details.
Which of the choices is correct? Respond with only "1" or "2" and no additional text.
1
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