next question: He used his hands to mold the clay, what was hoping to make his clay more like?
Options:
- cup chin
- hard
- articulate
- sign language
- cup water
reasoning:

Show your work and conclude with the exact phrasing "Therefore, the final answer is [answer]." where [answer] is just the final number or expression that solves the problem.
user
Articulate is the joint at which something is articulated for bending. Molding clay is working it into a desirable shape like articulate. The answer is articulate.