Fill in the blank with the correct pronoun:
Each of the new buses on this route has a ramp fitted near ________ front door.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → its
Complete sentence: Each of the new buses on this route has a ramp fitted near its front door. “Each” is singular. It takes the buses one at a time, and the verb “has” is singular too. A bus is a thing.
| Option | Form and use | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) its (answer) | belonging to it: the singular pronoun for a thing | Our school celebrated its fiftieth birthday in March. |
| (2) their | means belonging to them; used for a plural word | The students packed their bags. |
| (3) it’s | the short form of “it is” or “it has”; it never shows belonging | It’s raining in Pune today. |
| (4) theirs | means the one belonging to them; it stands alone, with no noun after it | That corner house is theirs. |