Which sentence uses 'its' correctly?

Which sentence uses 'its' correctly?

• A. The dog wagged its tail.
• B. The dog wagged it's tail.
• C. Its dog wagged the tail.
• D. The dog wagged their tail.

Answer: (A)

The main idea here is choosing the right possessive pronoun to show ownership by a non-human subject. Its is the possessive form used with a singular, non-human noun like a dog, and it shows that the tail belongs to the dog. That keeps the meaning clear: the dog’s own tail wagged. Using its or its’s? The contraction “it’s” would be short for “it is” or “it has,” which doesn’t express ownership, so it would not fit. Starting with something else like “Its dog” would shift who owns the dog and sounds off in this context, and “their tail” mismatches number with a singular dog. So the sentence with its tail is the natural, correct choice because it shows possession properly for a singular animal.

The main idea here is choosing the right possessive pronoun to show ownership by a non-human subject. Its is the possessive form used with a singular, non-human noun like a dog, and it shows that the tail belongs to the dog. That keeps the meaning clear: the dog’s own tail wagged. Using its or its’s? The contraction “it’s” would be short for “it is” or “it has,” which doesn’t express ownership, so it would not fit. Starting with something else like “Its dog” would shift who owns the dog and sounds off in this context, and “their tail” mismatches number with a singular dog. So the sentence with its tail is the natural, correct choice because it shows possession properly for a singular animal.