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Complete the sentence with the most suitable option:
She dressed the child in a heavy overcoat, _________ he should catch cold.
Complete the sentence with the most suitable option:
She dressed the child in a heavy overcoat, _________ he should catch cold.
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The correct option is D Lest
'Lest' is used to prevent something from happening. It gives a negative meaning. It should not be used with not. The only auxiliary verb that can follow lest is should. 'Because' is used to provide a reason for something. 'Therefore' is used mostly in argumentation when one statement logically follows from another. 'However' here is used to for describing that it makes no difference how good, bad, difficult etc something is or how much there is of something.
Thus, option D is the correct answer according to the rule.
'Lest' is used to prevent something from happening. It gives a negative meaning. It should not be used with not. The only auxiliary verb that can follow lest is should. 'Because' is used to provide a reason for something.
'Therefore' is used mostly in argumentation when one statement logically follows from another. 'However' here is used to for describing that it makes no difference how good, bad, difficult etc something is or how much there is of something.
Thus, option D is the correct answer according to the rule.
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