Fill in the blank (_) in the following sentence from the following choices.
Sentence: James shoe easily dug out some dirt from the ground while he was running because the _ is lose.

Choice 1: James shoe easily dug out some dirt from the ground while he was running because the shoe is lose.
Choice 2: James shoe easily dug out some dirt from the ground while he was running because the dirt is lose.
Which of the choices is correct? Respond with only "1" or "2" and no additional text.
2
1.