Question

Select the word or group of words you consider the most appropriate for the blank space.
Sita is true to -------
a)word
b)her words
c)the words
d)words

Answer 1

Hint: Idioms are a collection of words used to depict anything from an idea to action. The idiom, true to one’s words, refers to keeping a promise or taking an action as per what was said. Sentences can be made expressive and pictorially colorful with the usage of a certain string of words, which we refer to as idioms.

Complete step-by-step answer:

The general form for the above idiom is “true to one’s words”. Now, here, in this sentence, we use a feminine noun and hence we give a feminine possessive pronoun, her, instead of “one’s”, since it is Sita’s words. This is because the subject has been defined properly which allows us to change the phrase accordingly.
Option a is incorrect due to the fact that there is no pronoun present which indicates whose word it is.
Option c is incorrect because no words have been specified in order to use the article “the”.
Option d depicts more of a general statement than that of those spoken by Sita since there is an absence of a possessive pronoun.
Hence, option b is the correct option, stating that Sita keeps her promises well.

Note: Do not confuse option c to the answer, since the words have not been emphasized. Since we have a proper subject to refer to the actions or virtue to, the pronoun with regard to the subject is to be used.