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Angliholic Posted 19 years ago
Grammar
We hurried lest that we should be late.
We hurried in order that we should not be late.
We hurried lest we might be late.
We hurried lest that we should be late.
Do all of the above sound right? If not, how would you revise them? Thanks.
We hurried lest we might be late.
We hurried lest that we should be late.
Do all of the above sound right? If not, how would you revise them? Thanks.
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Hi, We hurried in order that we should not be late. We hurried lest we might be late. We hurried lest that we should be late.
- Hi, We hurried in order that we should not be late.
- We hurried lest we might be late.
- We hurried lest that we should be late.
- You might also consider this version.
- We hurried so that we wouldn't be late.
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Hi,
We hurried in order that we should not be late.
We hurried lest we might be late.
We hurried lest that we should be late.
'Lest' is not a very common word.You might also consider this version.
We hurried so that we wouldn't be late.
Clive
We hurried in order that we should not be late.
We hurried lest we might be late.
We hurried lest
'Lest' is not a very common word.You might also consider this version.
We hurried so that we wouldn't be late.
Clive
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CliveHi,
We hurried in order that we should not be late.
We hurried lest we might be late.
We hurried lestthatwe should be late.
'Lest' is not a very common word.You might also consider this version.
We hurried so that we wouldn't be late.
Clive
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We hurried in order that we should not be late. -- Sounds OK if a bit wordy. 'We hurried so as not to be late'.
We hurried lest we be late.-- 'lest' takes the subjunctive
(X) We hurried lest that we should be late. -- No; 'that' is incorrect usage.
We hurried lest we be late.-- 'lest' takes the subjunctive
(X) We hurried lest that we should be late. -- No; 'that' is incorrect usage.
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Mister MicawberWe hurried in order that we should not be late. -- Sounds OK if a bit wordy. 'We hurried so as not to be late'.Thanks, Mister.
We hurried lest we be late.-- 'lest' takes the subjunctive
(X) We hurried lest that we should be late. -- No; 'that' is incorrect usage.
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http://dictionary.cambridge.org/define.asp?key=45616&dict=CALD
lest
conjunction LITERARY
in order to prevent any possibility that something will happen:
They were afraid to complain about the n
lest
conjunction LITERARY
in order to prevent any possibility that something will happen:
They were afraid to complain about the n
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Nowadays the indicative is becoming acceptable and is no doubt gradually replacing the subjunctive in many of its domains.
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Nowadays the indicative is becoming acceptable and is no doubt gradually replacing the subjunctive in many of its domains.
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