Directions: Look at the italic part of the sentence. Three possible substitutions (1), (2) and (3) for the italic part are given. If one of them is better than the italic part, mark it as the answer. If any of the substitution doesn't improve the sentence, mark (4).
Make haste, lest you should not be caught in storm.
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you should be
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that you should not be
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you can be
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no improvement needed
A
Correct answer
Explanation
The phrase 'lest you should be caught' uses 'lest' correctly to express fear of something happening. The word 'lest' already conveys a negative sense (to prevent something from happening), so adding 'not' creates a confusing double negative. The correct form is 'lest + subject + base verb' or 'lest + subject + should + base verb' without 'not'.