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      Question

      Since then, these companies have become big business,

      with no government having the courage to tip their wings . Directions: In each question below, a sentence is given with a part of it printed in bold type. That part may contain a grammatical error. Each sentence is followed by phrases (A), (B), (C) and (D). Find out which phrase should replace the phrase given in bold to correct the error, if there is any, and to make the sentence grammatically meaningful and correct. If the sentence is correct as it is and ‘No correction is required’ , mark (E) as the answer.
      A clap their wings Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
      B tap their wings Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
      C try their wings Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
      D clip their wings Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
      E No improvement required Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

      Solution

      The idiom ‘clip somebody’s wings’ means ‘to limit someone's freedom’. Since then, these companies have become big business, with no government having the courage to clip their wings .

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