Fill in the blank (_) in the following sentence from the following choices.
Sentence: The monkey liked digging and preferred a stick over the scoop as the _ was clumsily handled.

Choice 1: The monkey liked digging and preferred a stick over the scoop as the stick was clumsily handled.
Choice 2: The monkey liked digging and preferred a stick over the scoop as the scoop was clumsily handled.
Which of the choices is correct? Respond with only "1" or "2" and no additional text.
2
2. The monkey liked digging and preferred a stick over the scoop as the scoop was clumsily handled.