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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
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use of lest
Why do we use should with lest, and not any other modal, in the below sentence?
Walk carefully lest you should fall.
Walk carefully lest you should fall.
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Anonymous Why do we use should with lest, and not any other modal, in the below sentence? Walk carefully lest you should fall. Why do we use "is" with "he" and "she" ( he is, she is ), and not any other present form of be ( he am, she am, he are, she are )?
- Anonymous Why do we use should with lest, and not any other modal, in the below sentence?
- Walk carefully lest you should fall.
- Why do we use "is" with "he" and "she" ( he is, she is ), and not any other present form of be ( he am, she am, he are, she are )?
- The reason is the same.
- That's how we combine words in the English language.
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AnonymousWhy do we use should with lest, and not any other modal, in the below sentence? Walk carefully lest you should fall.Why do we use "is" with "he" and "she" (he is, she is), and not any other present form of be (he am, she am, he are, she are)?
The reason is the same. That's how we combine words in the English language.
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