Fill in the blank (_) in the following sentence from the following choices.
Sentence: The heat of the house was getting to him, so Mitch stopped playing with toy trucks and instead went to play with dolls on a bench. The _ were outside.

Choice 1: The heat of the house was getting to him, so Mitch stopped playing with toy trucks and instead went to play with dolls on a bench. The dolls were outside.
Choice 2: The heat of the house was getting to him, so Mitch stopped playing with toy trucks and instead went to play with dolls on a bench. The toy trucks were outside.
Which of the choices is correct? Respond with only "1" or "2" and no additional text.
1
2.