Question

Rearrange the words into a meaningful sentence: "Diet / lest / you / take / light / should / fall / ill."

Hint:

“Lest” is followed by {should + base verb} and is used to express a negative purpose.

Answer 1

Concept: When using the conjunction \textit{lest}, it expresses a negative purpose and is followed by should + base verb. The structure generally is: \[ \text{Main Clause + lest + subject + should + verb} \]
Step 1: Identify the main verb and subject.
Main verb = take
Object = light diet
Conjunction = lest
Subject = you
Verb after lest = should fall ill
Step 2: Arrange the words according to proper grammatical structure.
Final Answer: \[ \boxed{\text{Take light diet lest you should fall ill.} \]