Fill in the blank (_) in the following sentence from the following choices.
Sentence: Juniper's school put down a patch of artificial grass on the dying lawn. It didn't match because the _ was too yellow.

Choice 1: Juniper's school put down a patch of artificial grass on the dying lawn. It didn't match because the grass was too yellow.
Choice 2: Juniper's school put down a patch of artificial grass on the dying lawn. It didn't match because the lawn was too yellow.
Which of the choices is correct? Respond with only "1" or "2" and no additional text.
2
2.