Are these sentences correct

I dodged an inevitable fight by bringing her a flower. Correct.

He dodges discussions with his wife lest his wife will dump him. OK as corrected.
He dodges discussions with his wife lest the divorce. Not correct.
He dodges discussions with his wife lest his wife dumps him. Not correct.

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Thank you CJ. Can you please tell me something that is equivalent to "lest."

He dodges discussions with his wife lest his wife will dump or drumps him?

Isn't wife singular?

Mercyful_fateequivalent to "lest."

"for fear that ... will" is possible.

He dodges discussions with his wife for fear that she will dump him.

"so that ... will not" is not exactly the same, but almost.

He dodges discussions with his wife so that she will not dump him.
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Mercyful_fate

Mercyful_fateCan you please tell me something that is equivalent to "lest."
He dodges discussions with his wife lest his wife will dump or drumps him?
Isn't wife singular?

Interesting question. But main stream grammar theories are worthless to answer your question. Bailey postulated virtual functors to explain the so-called subjunctive, as called

The loaded terms worthless, so-called, and garbage are not really useful.
I think you could easily have offered your alternate analysis without them.

CJ

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