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Ritwik06 Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

Use of "lest"

0Sentence: 01i00Put your tools away, people may fall over them.02i02br
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00Instruction: (Use "01u00lest02u00")02br
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00My Answer: 01b00Put your tools away lest people may fall over them.02b02br
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00Is my answer grammatically correct? Has "lest" been used in a proper way? 0-
  

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0As far as I know, subjubctive form is used with 01i 00lest. (because of the possibility of)02b 0-

— Doll

  • 0As far as I know, subjubctive form is used with 01i 00lest.
  • (because of the possibility of)02b 0-
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0As far as I know, subjubctive form is used with 01i00lest. 02i02br
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01b00Put your tools away lest people fall over them.(because of the possibility of)02b0-
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0 So according to you, I am wrong. Am I? 0-
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0No, I told as far as I know, I didn't tell exactly, completely, surely.... 02br
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00Wait for other answers ,too then reach a conclusion.0-
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01cite10Ritwik0612cite10Sentence: 11i10Put your tools away, people may fall over them.12i12br
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10Instruction: (Use "11u10lest12u10")12br
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10My Answer: 11b10Put your tools away lest people may fall over them.12b12br
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0Hi,02br
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00You might want to note that 'lest' is not a commonly used word, and is rare in everyday conversation02br
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00Best wishes, Clive0-
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Your explanation isn't very clear to me. Kindly tell me if the following sentence is correct:

'work hard lest you may fail'

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Hi,

Your explanation isn't very clear to me. Kindly tell me if the following sentence is correct:

'work hard lest you may fail'

I wouldn't call it incorrect.

Howver, the standard usage is that 'lest' is followed by the subjunctive or by 'should'.
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Put your tools away lest people should fall over them.
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Yes your sentence is absolutely correct.Alok Khare, Infosys
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Thanks this ils exactly what i am looking for.
But what about thé use of "for fear".
For fear+should or subjunctive
Or for fear of something or doing something
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