Asked by ed

Which word best fits the blank in the sentence below?

This jacket was left behind; _______ owner must have forgotten it.
A.
it's
B.
their
C.
they're
D.
its

All Answers 1

Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
D. its

"Its" is the possessive pronoun needed ("its owner"). "It's" = "it is"/"it has," "they're" = "they are," and "their" would be a plural/singular-they form that is less appropriate here.