2015 · Q45
They set a strong guard, lest any one could escape.
EnglishSentence Improvement
- Awould
- Bmight
- Cshould
- DNo improvement
Explanation
After ‘lest’ (meaning ‘in order to prevent’), the clause takes ‘should’ (or the subjunctive): ‘lest anyone should escape’. ‘Could’ expresses past ability, not precaution; ‘would’ is conditional; ‘might’ is not the idiomatic choice with ‘lest’. Hence (c) is correct.