Question

He was afraid lest he be prove guilty-split the sentence.

Answer 1

He was afraid. He may be proved guilty.

EXPLANATION:

lest is a word used in the form of conjunction like ‘and’ and ‘ but’. The meaning of lest is that ‘ to avoid the risk of’ or ‘for fear that’.

For example: The girl sits in the garden, reading books lest disturb anyone. The meaning of the above sentence is that the girl sits in the garden, reading books to avoid disturbing anyone around her.

Similarly in the given sentence, he was afraid(fearful)  that he would be proved guilty. Lest can be used in both the kind of sentences mentioned above.

Answer 2

Explanation:

He was afraid . He may be proved guilty .

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