Question

They set a strong guard lest anyone should escape

Answer 1

Answer:

I can't understand your question.

if u can clearly say.

Answer 2

Question:-

They set a strong guard lest anyone should escape

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Let’s examine the sentence: “They set a strong guard, lest anyone could escape.” The sentence uses ‘lest,’ which means ‘for fear that.’ ‘Lest’ is a conjunction and is always followed by ‘should.’ The sentence is wrongly using ‘could’ in place of ‘should.’ Hence, Option C is the correct answer as the sentence needs ‘should’ to correct itself