‘No sooner’ / ‘Lest’ are always followed by ‘than’ / ‘should’


‘No sooner’ is followed by ‘than’. Example :
No Sooner did I see my father than I stop smoking.
No Sooner had I reached the station than the train departed.

‘Lest’ must be followed by ‘should’.Example :
Read regularly lest you should fail. (Correct)
Run with care lest you should fall.

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