Fill in the blank (_) in the following sentence from the following choices.
Sentence: Quincy wanted to move each book from the table to the shelf so that they were in order of color,  and the _ was soon empty.

Choice 1: Quincy wanted to move each book from the table to the shelf so that they were in order of color,  and the shelf was soon empty.
Choice 2: Quincy wanted to move each book from the table to the shelf so that they were in order of color,  and the table was soon empty.
Which of the choices is correct? Respond with only "1" or "2" and no additional text.
2
2. The sentence states that the table was soon empty, so the correct answer is choice 2.