He did not deliver the promises but the things that he promised.
Thus, you say he did not deliver on(in respect of) his promises.

Student or Learner
Choose the most appropriate word(s) from the options given below to complete the following
sentence.
We lost confidence in him because he never __________ the grandiose promises he had made.
(A) delivered
(B) delivered on
(C) forgot
(D) reneged on
I feel that "delivered" is the most appropriate. I don't know the rules, this is my intuitive answer.
Correct answer is given as (B)
Please explain with the rule; and some references to learn the basics for approaching this kind of questions will be grateful :)
Last edited by emsr2d2; 07-Mar-2017 at 12:59. Reason: Sorted formatting
He did not deliver the promises but the things that he promised.
Thus, you say he did not deliver on(in respect of) his promises.
I am not a teacher.
I'm not a teacher. I speak American English. I've tutored writing at the University of Southern Maine and have done a good deal of copy editing and writing, occasionally for publication.
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