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Since then, these companies have become big business, with no government having the courage to tip their wings .

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The idiom clip somebodys wings means to limit someones freedom. Since then, these companies have become big business, with no government having the courage to clip 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 Incorrect

B tap their wings Correct Incorrect

C try their wings Correct Incorrect

D clip their wings Correct Incorrect

E No improvement required Correct Incorrect

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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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