Fill in the blank (_) in the following sentence from the following choices.
Sentence: To prepare for the meal the chef only cooked the meat and not the vegetable because the _ was raw.

Choice 1: To prepare for the meal the chef only cooked the meat and not the vegetable because the meat was raw.
Choice 2: To prepare for the meal the chef only cooked the meat and not the vegetable because the vegetable was raw.
Which of the choices is correct? Respond with only "1" or "2" and no additional text.
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2. The sentence should read "To prepare for the meal the chef only cooked the meat and not the vegetable because the vegetable was raw