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Fill in the blank with the appropriate verb tense:
Walk slowly lest you ________ stumble.
Fill in the blank with the appropriate verb tense:
Walk slowly lest you ________ stumble.
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Solution
The correct option is A should
Option B is correct. The conjunction lest means "for fear that" or "in order to avoid". It is followed by something the speaker or subject thinks should be avoided. Thus, should is the right answer since stumbling is something that needs to be avoided.
Options A and C are incorrect since it implies that the person wants to stumble, rather than avoid it.
Option D is incorrect since the right answer is option B.
Option B is correct. The conjunction lest means "for fear that" or "in order to avoid". It is followed by something the speaker or subject thinks should be avoided. Thus, should is the right answer since stumbling is something that needs to be avoided.
Options A and C are incorrect since it implies that the person wants to stumble, rather than avoid it.
Option D is incorrect since the right answer is option B.
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