Question

1512 ✗ The cat sat in front of the fire, cleaning its whiskers. The cat sat in front of the fire, cleaning [[its]] whiskers. its | it's

Accepted Answer

it's The cat sat in front of the fire, cleaning it's whiskers. The cat sat in front of the fire, cleaning [[it's]] whiskers. its it's (WITH an apostrophe) = 'it is' or 'it has': 'It's still raining.' 'It's been raining again.'its (WITHOUT an apostrophe) = a possessive form like my, his, their, etc: 'The dog has hurt its nose again.'

Idx	1512
Keyword	it's
Type of Sentence	✗
Error Sentence	The cat sat in front of the fire, cleaning it's whiskers.
Correct Sentence	The cat sat in front of the fire, cleaning its whiskers.
Cloze Error Sentence	The cat sat in front of the fire, cleaning [[it's]] whiskers.
Cloze Sentence	The cat sat in front of the fire, cleaning [[its]] whiskers.
Cloze Answer	its
Choices	its \| it's
Explanation	it's (WITH an apostrophe) = 'it is' or 'it has': 'It's still raining.' 'It's been raining again.' its (WITHOUT an apostrophe) = a possessive form like my, his, their, etc: 'The dog has hurt its nose again.'

Cat Sat Front Fire Cleaning Whiskers Apostrophe Raining