Fill in the blank (_) in the following sentence from the following choices.
Sentence: Tim preferred putting the medicine in a cheese ball instead of a spoon, because the _ made it harder to swallow.

Choice 1: Tim preferred putting the medicine in a cheese ball instead of a spoon, because the cheese ball made it harder to swallow.
Choice 2: Tim preferred putting the medicine in a cheese ball instead of a spoon, because the spoon made it harder to swallow.
Which of the choices is correct? Respond with only "1" or "2" and no additional text.
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2. The sentence is asking for the word that makes it harder to swallow, which is the opposite of what is stated in choice 1.