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Chases (verb or noun) #1 (permalink) Sat Jan 28, 2006 1:52 am   Chases (verb or noun)
 

English Grammar Tests, Elementary Level

ESL/EFL Test #77 "American homophones", question 4

My friend's dog always chases ......... tail.

(a) their
(b) theirs
(c) it's
(d) its

English Grammar Tests, Elementary Level

ESL/EFL Test #77 "American homophones", answer 4

My friend's dog always chases its tail.

Correct answer: (d) its

Your answer was: incorrect
My friend's dog always chases their tail.
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chases is pular?
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Chases (verb or noun) #2 (permalink) Sat Jan 28, 2006 8:16 am   Chases (verb or noun)
 

No, dog is singular and chases is the 3rd person present singular verb form.
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Chases (verb or noun) #3 (permalink) Sun Oct 04, 2009 19:41 pm   Chases (verb or noun)
 

why not it's

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Chases (verb or noun) #4 (permalink) Sun Oct 04, 2009 23:22 pm   Chases (verb or noun)
 

'It's' means 'it is'.
'Its' (no apostrophe) would have been OK.
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