Tell the truth

[beginner]

Test No. incompl/elem-3 "Drive carefully", question 10

The police officer told the children always to tell the ..........

(a) true
(b) facts
(c) information
(d) truth

Test No. incompl/elem-3 "Drive carefully", answer 10

The police officer told the children always to tell the truth.

Correct answer: (d) truth

Your answer was: incorrect
The police officer told the children always to tell the true.
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What it's the difference between true and truth, please help me understand?

beginner

[Alan]

True is the adjective or describing word and truth is the noun or substantive.

So if you describe something exactly as you saw it -

You tell the truth

or

You tell a true story
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[Sandrital2006]

Why it cannot be "the information" instead or as well as "the truth"?

[Ujif]

[Kory]

I see, Thanks

[Baby_Boy_1989]

I don't know the difference between "true" and "truthful".
Can you explain ?

[Einy]

True is like a fact. i.e. That is true.
Truthful is what a person "is". i.e he is truthful.

Everyone learns differently - some excellent teachers focus on the exact grammar names and functions, when I teach I prefer to gvie examples. When I was a kid I never got grammar but sure enough I spoke pretty much correctly. Focus on correct usage by reading and listening as much as possible. Of course knowing the grammar makes everything easier.

[Anhnt86]

Thank you! And :
a truthful portrait
I know this phrase is correct. Do you explain to extend the issue.

[Ziesa100]

ok thank u very much