2016 · Q20
Do take an umbrella with you lest you do not get wet.
EnglishSentence Improvement
- Alest you should get wet
- Blest you should not get wet
- Clest you might not get wet
- DNo improvement
Explanation
'Lest' means 'for fear that' and takes 'should' plus an affirmative verb — never a negative: 'lest you should get wet.' The original 'lest you do not get wet' is a double negative, and B and C repeat 'not' after 'should'/'might'. Hence the answer is A.