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Conditional Statements and Its Converse

He fled.........

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He fled............. he should be killed (so that no, lest, else, otherwise)
If lest put 0, If so that put 1

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Solution

The word "lest" has a negative meaning. Therefore, it should not be used with not. The only auxiliary verb that can follow lest is should. Therefore, he fled lest he should be killed.

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