Correct sentence: The tiger's fur is striped. Surprise! Its skin is striped too.
Why this is better (easy steps):strong>
- The tiger's fur means the fur belongs to the tiger. This is called the possessive and is written with an apostrophe + s.
- is striped tells what the fur looks like. 'Is' is the small action word (verb) and 'striped' is the describing word (adjective).
- I split the idea into two short sentences: 'Surprise!' is a short exclamation that shows you are surprised.
- Its is correct here because it shows ownership (the skin belongs to the tiger). Do not use it's here — that means 'it is.'
- Striped is the usual word in writing. Stripy is also okay (often in British English), but 'striped' is safer for most books and schoolwork.
Other good ways to write it:
- The tiger's fur is striped, and its skin is striped too.
- The tiger's fur is striped — and surprise, its skin is striped too!