Question

*Choose the correct word to complete the sentence: The cheetah, the fastest animal on Earth, is also known for _____ tendency to tire quickly.*

1️⃣ its
2️⃣ it's
3️⃣ their
4️⃣ there​

Answer 1

The cheetah, the fastest animal on Earth, is also known for its tendency to tire quickly.

• 'Its' is a determiner that is used at places where possession is stated. It has a similar application like that of 'his' or 'her'.
• On the other hand, "it's" is the short form for 'it is'. It can also be used to say 'it has'.
• 'Their' is a possessive pronoun but is used to refer to a group of people.
• 'There' means at that place.
• So, the correct word to complete the given sentence is 'its'.

Answer 2

Answer:

Choose the correct word to complete the sentence: The cheetah, the fastest animal on Earth, is also known for _____ tendency to tire quickly.

• The cheetah, the fastest animal on Earth, is also known for its tendency to tire quickly.

Explanation:

• 'Its' is a possessive pronoun.
• Pronouns are basically used after noun or instead of noun. Example: Ram is a good boy. we can say he is a good boy. Here he has been used instead of Ram and Ram is a third person singular number.
• Possessive pronoun is used to express possession of noun of pronoun.
• For example here has the power of tendency to tire quickly. Here 'its' means 'it has'.