In 1989, the government did an about-face and Iran restored it's family planning program.
- (a)In 1989, the government
- (b)did an about-face and Iran restored
- (c)it's family planning program.
- (d)No Error
Correct — C, "it's family planning program." The possessive form is 'its' (no apostrophe). The contraction "it's" means 'it is' or 'it has', which makes no sense here — the program belongs to Iran — so 'its family planning program' is required, making segment (c) the error.
- (a)In 1989, the government — Error-free — 'in 1989' correctly uses 'in' with a year, and the subject is well formed.
- (b)did an about-face and Iran restored — Error-free — 'did an about-face' is an idiom for a reversal, and 'restored' is correctly used.
- (d)No Error — There is an error — the possessive 'its' is wrongly written as the contraction "it's" — so 'No Error' is not the answer.
This is an error-spotting item on the its/it's distinction — 'its' is the possessive pronoun (no apostrophe), while "it's" is only the contraction of 'it is' or 'it has'.
No directly related past PYQ was found.
- practice — not a real PYQ
Spot the error: (a) The committee / (b) has submitted / (c) it's report. / (d) No error
- (a)The committee
- (b)has submitted
- (c)it's report.
- (d)No error
Answer(c) it's report — the possessive is 'its' (no apostrophe), so it should read 'its report'.
- practice — not a real PYQ
Choose the correct option: The dog wagged ___ tail happily.
- (a)it's
- (b)its'
- (c)its
- (d)it is
Answer(c) its — the possessive pronoun for 'it' is written without an apostrophe.