Fill in the blank with the most appropriate determiner:
The district hospital has opened ______ new blood bank on the ground floor, near the main gate.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → its
Complete sentence: The district hospital has opened its new blood bank on the ground floor, near the main gate. The blood bank belongs to “the district hospital”, which is one thing.
| Option | Meaning and use | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) it’s | the short form of it is or it has; does not show ownership | It’s too hot to play outside at noon. |
| (2) their | used when the owners are plural (two or more) | The nurses keep their bags in the staff room. |
| (3) whose | asks who owns something, or joins a clause about the owner to a noun | Whose umbrella is this? |
| (4) its (answer) | a possessive determiner: shows that something belongs to a thing or an animal | The dog wagged its tail at Dadaji. |