Question

Fill in the blank The cat is wagging ____ tail

• A. its
• B. it's
• C. it is
• D. its'

Answer 1

The Correct Option is A

The sentence in the question is: "The cat is wagging ____ tail." We need to choose the correct word to fill in the blank from the given options.

Let's evaluate each option:

1. its: This is the correct possessive pronoun meaning "belonging to it." It is used to indicate ownership or relation to a non-gender noun. In this context, "its" is appropriate as it shows the relationship between the cat and its tail.
2. it's: This is a contraction for "it is" or "it has." However, using "it is" or "it has" in the context doesn't fit grammatically (e.g., "The cat is wagging it is/it has tail").
3. it is: Although "it is" is the expanded form of the contraction "it's," it is not grammatically correct in the blank, just like option 2.
4. its': This is an incorrect possessive form that does not exist in English grammar.

Based on the above evaluation, the correct choice is:

• Option 1: "its"

Thus, the complete sentence reads: "The cat is wagging its tail."