Please classify the following as either cities or states: Chicago, Massachusetts, Boston, Alabama, Alaska, and Phoenix.
Chicago, Phoenix, and Boston are cities. Massachusetts, Alabama, and Alaska are states.
### Instruction: Please classify the following as either cities or states: Chicago, Massachusetts, Boston, Alabama, Alaska, and Phoenix.
### Context: 
### Answer: Chicago, Phoenix, and Boston are cities. Massachusetts, Alabama, and Alaska are states.</s>