Fill in the blank (_) in the following sentence from the following choices.
Sentence: The boy tried lots of different medicines to cure his pimples but the _ were too weak.

Choice 1: The boy tried lots of different medicines to cure his pimples but the pimples were too weak.
Choice 2: The boy tried lots of different medicines to cure his pimples but the medicines were too weak.
Which of the choices is correct? Respond with only "1" or "2" and no additional text.
2
2. The boy tried lots of different medicines to cure his pimples but the medicines were too weak.