Question

fill in the blanks with suitable Modals: a. Mohan walked fast so that he ____ catch the train. b. You ____ tell the truth. c. I _____ eat meat, but now I’m a vegetarian. d. I brought him some sandwiches as I thought he ______ be hungry.​

Answer 1

Answer:

The only auxiliary verb that can follow 'lest' is 'should'. They're a fixed pair and 'should' cannot be replaced by another verb. The expression 'lest you should...' means 'or else you will'.

Hence the correct option is B: should.

Options A, C and D: 'May', 'might' and 'would' are auxiliary verbs that do not follow the conjunction 'lest'.

Hence options A, C and D are wrong.