WBCS.LIVE practice question

Improve the underlined part of the sentence: 'Work hard lest you should fail.'

Solve this multiple-choice question and check the correct answer with its explanation below.

Answer options

  1. lest you may
  2. lest you will
  3. lest you would
  4. No improvement

Correct answer and explanation

Correct answer: No improvement

Explanation: āœ… Correct Answer: D) No improvement šŸ“š Explanation: In English grammar, the conjunction 'lest' is always followed by the auxiliary verb 'should'. It is used to express a negative purpose, meaning 'for fear that' or 'to avoid'. Since the sentence already correctly uses 'should' with 'lest', no improvement is necessary. Other modal verbs like 'may' or 'will' are grammatically incorrect in this specific