Lessons on Contractions Versus Possessive Pronouns

________ not going to believe this story about a loyal friend.

• Your
• You're

__________ main character is a real dog named Hachi, who lived in Japan years ago. 

• Its
• It's 

Imagine this:  __________ 5:00 P.M. at a railroad station in Tokyo. 

• it's
• its

Every night at this time, Hachi goes to the station to greet his master.  _______ no different this night. 

• It's 
• its

City workers are getting off the train.  _________ tired after a long day's work. 

• Their 
• They're

Hachi searches ___________ faces. He doesn't see his master. 

• their
• they're

How could the dog know that his master died in the city that day?   ____________ probably thinking that's the end of the story, but it isn't. 

• You're 
• Your

Every evening for the rest of his life, Hachi comes to the station at 5:00 to wait for his master.  You could set _________ watch by him.

• you're
• your

Each night, Hachi returns home alone.  ______ a sad story but true. 

• Its
• It's 

The Japanese showed ___________ respect for Hachi's loyalty. After he died, they erected a statue of him on the spot where he used to wait for his master. 

• their
• they're