Fill in the blank with the correct pronoun:
Every year in March, the old peepal tree outside the temple sheds ________ leaves all over the steps.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → its
Complete sentence: Every year in March, the old peepal tree outside the temple sheds its leaves all over the steps. Here the pronoun stands for “the old peepal tree”, which is one thing, as the singular verb “sheds” shows.
| Option | Form and use | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) their | means belonging to them and stands for more than one | The farmers sold their wheat at the mandi. |
| (2) it’s | the short form of it is or it has | It’s too hot to play outside. |
| (3) theirs | means belonging to them and stands alone, with no noun after it | This house is ours, and that one is theirs. |
| (4) its (answer) | the possessive for one thing, with no apostrophe; a pronoun must agree in number with the noun it stands for | Our town is famous for its silk sarees. |