Which sentence uses 'its' correctly?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: D. The dog wagged its tail
- Step 1: 'Its' without an apostrophe is the possessive.
- Step 2: 'It's' is only for 'it is' or 'it has', so 'The dog wagged its tail' is correct.
Answer
The dog wagged its tail.
Why not the others: The dog wagged it's tail: 'it's' means 'it is' or 'it has'. The dog wagged its' tail: 'its'' is never correct. The dog wagged its tail's: an apostrophe is wrongly added to the noun.
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