Question

Join the following sentences using the most suitable conjunctions. Omit any unnecessary words.

Jessie cycled very fast. She was bitten by the dog.

• A.
  Jessie cycled very fast so she was bitten by the dog.
  
• B.
  Jessie cycled very fast so that she was bitten by the dog.
  
• C.
  Jessie cycled very fast because she was bitten by the dog.
  
• D.
  Jessie cycled very fast lest she be bitten by the dog.
  

Answer 1

The correct option is D

Jessie cycled very fast lest she be bitten by the dog.

After reading the two statements we can figure out that Jessie cycled very fast so that she could avoid being bitten by the dog. So the correct conjunction is 'lest' which means to avoid the risk of something.