Multiple choice

The dog always sadly licks its paw when it knows someone is paying attention to it.

  1. dog, its, him

  2. dog, his, its

  3. dog, his, it

  4. no change

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The sentence uses the pronoun "it" and the possessive "its" consistently to refer to the singular, gender-unspecified noun "dog". Since this pronoun agreement is correct and consistent throughout, no changes are needed.