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A teacher marks 'The dog wagged it's tail' wrong because the possessive form is:

AIsts
BIts
CIts'
DIt's
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Its
1. The possessive of it carries no apostrophe. 2. Its followed by an apostrophe is always incorrect. 3. So the correct word is its. _Source: OpenStax Writing Guide with Handbook, Handbook._
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