Select the best word to complete the sentence.The ant marched quickly back to _ home.
Correct answer: A. Its
- A. Its
- B. It's
- C. Their
- D. its'
Explanation
In this case, the home belongs to the ant, so we need to express ownership. It's is a contraction, while its expresses ownership. It's is a contraction and should be used where a sentence would normally read "it is." the apostrophe indicates that part of a word has been removed. Its with no apostrophe, on the other hand, is the possessive word, like "his" and "her," for nouns without gender.
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